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COLONIAL RECORDS

OF

VIRGINIA.

RICHMOND, VA:

R. F. Walker, Supermtendent Public Printing.

1874.

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CONTENTS.

I. The First Assembly of Virginia, held July 30, 161 9, 9

II. List of the livinge and the dead in Virginia, Feb'y 16, 1623, ■^'j

III. A briefe declaration of the plantation of Virginia, during the
first twelve years, when Sir Thomas Smith was Governor
of the Company, - - - - 69

, IV. A list of the number of men, women and children, inhabitants
\^^ in the several Counties within the CoUony of Virginia, in

1634, - - - - - 91

V. A letter from Charles II., acknowledging the receipt of a

present of Virginia Silk, 1668, - - - 97

VI. A list of the Parishes in Virginia, 1680, - - 103
VII. Addenda, - - - - - 105

ERRATA.

Page 13 — Note 50. — For McDowell read McDonald.
Page 14. — In last line of notea in.sert comma after Bancroft.
Page 23.— Omit the whole of note 2G3.
Page 24. — Note, 287, should read: committees, McDonald.
Page 35. — In second line from bottom for Stith read Smith.
Page 41 and 50. — For I, in notes, read we.
Page 61. — In Editor's Note, for Neil read Neill.

Page iii. — In Preface to Brief Declaration, lines fourteen and seventeen, for Smythe
read Smith.

Page iii. — lb., line 29, for Kieth read Keith.
Page iv. — Line twenty-one, for Forcer read Force's.
Page 89. — Preface, line eight, omit "the " before massacre.

THE PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,

Held yuly zotk, 1619.

INTRODUCTION.

The documents herewith presented are printed from copies obtained from the Public
Kecord Office of Great Britian. "When the question of the boundary line between
Maryland and Virginia was before the Legislature of the latter State, in 1860, Colonel
Angus W. McDonald was sent to England to obtain the papers necessary to protect the
interests of Virginia. He brought back " nine volumes of manuscripts and one book con-
taining forty-eight maps" (see his report, Virginia Legislative Documents, No. 39, 1861, )•
The volumes of manuscripts contained, upon an average, 425 pages each, and were filled
with valuable historical documents, of many of which no copies had ever been seen on
this continent since the originals were sent from the Colony of Virginia. In a conver-
sation with the writer, held soon after his return from England, in March, 1861, Colonel
McDonald stated that having obtained copies of all the documents relating to the
question of the boundary line which could be found, and having more money left of the
appropriation made than was needed to pay the expenses of his return home, he decided
to devote the surplus to obtaining copies of papers relating to the early history of the
State, without reference to the question of the boundary line. This statement will, we
presume, satisfactorily account for the presence in his collection of such papers as do not
relate to the subject upon which he was engaged. That he was well qualified to select
such papers is evident from an examination of the list which he made out.

During the occupation of the State capitol building by the Federal troops and
officials, after the surrender of the Confederate authorities in April, 1865, a very large
quantity of the official documents filed in the archives of the State were removed from
that building, and at the same time four of the nine volumes and the portfolio of maps
above mentioned. Nothing has been heard from any of them since. In 1870, the question
of the boundary line being again before the Legislature of Virginia, the Governor sent
the Hon. D. C. De Jarnette upon the same errand that Colonel McDonald had so well
performed, and the result was the obtaining of such papers as he could find relating to
the subject under consideration, including duplicates of some of those which though useful
in this connection, are included in the five volumes remaining of those collected by Col.
McDonald ; also, charters of great length, but which are to be found in print in the
histories and statutes of the State, andmany of the miscellaneous papers which Colonel
McDonald had copied under the circumstances above named. Among the latter is the
account of the first meeting of the Assembly at Jamestown in 1619. When Colonel
McDonald visited the State Paper Office (as it was then called) in 1860, this great
repository of historical materials had not been thrown open to the public, and he
tells us in his report that it was " twenty days after his arrival in London before he
could obtain permission to examine the archives of the State Paper Office." A year or
two afterwards all of the restrictions which had existed were removed, the papers

iv Introduction.

arranged chronologically, and an index made by whicli they could be referred to.
Farther, W. Noel Sainsbury, Esq., one of the officers of what is now called the Public
Eecord Office, had published a calendar of all the papers relating to the British colo-
nies in North America and the West Indies, from the first discoveries to 1660 (soon
be followed by another coming down to the period of the independence of the United
States), which contains a brief abstract of every paper included inthe above named pe-
riod, so that enquirers upon subjects embraced in this calendar can by reference see
what the office has on file relating to it, and obtain copies of the documents required,
at a much less cost than a voyage to England. Acting upon this knowledge, the Library
Committee of the Virginia Legislature has made a contract with Mr. Sainsbury for copies
of the titles and copious abstracts of every paper in the Public Record Office, and other
repositories, which relates to the history of Virginia while a Colony. All of which he pro-
poses to furnish for about £250, being less than one-half the cost of either of the missions
sent, which have obtained only a small fraction of the papers which we are to receive.
He is performing his work in a most satisfactory manner ; so much is he interested in
the task that he has greatly exceeded his agreement by furnishing gratuitously full and
complete copies of many documents of more than ordinary interest. Yet notwith-
standing the known facilities affiarded by the British Government and its officials, Mr.
De Jarnette complains that he was refused permission to examine the Rolls Office and
the State Paper Office (see his report, Senate Documents Session 1871-2, p. 12) ; and
further, on page 15, he informs us that the papers which he obtained " had to be dug
from a mountain of Colonial records with care and labor." His troubles were further
increased by the fact that "the Colonial papers are not arranged under heads of re-
spective Colonies, but thrown promiscuously together and constitute an immense mass
of Ul kept and badly written records," ib. p. 22.

The reader will infer from the preceding remarks that the State has two complete
copies of the record of the proceedings of the first Assembly which met at Jamestown,
viz ; the McDonald and the De Jarnette copies, and also an abstract furnished by Mr.
Sainsbury. Bancroft, the historian, obtained a copy of this paper, which was printed in
the collections of the New York Historical Society for 1857. We have therefore been
enabled to compare three difierent versions, and in a measure, a fourth, The De Jar-
nette copy being in loose sheets, written on one side only, was selected as the most conve-
nient for the printer, and the text is printed from it. Where this difi'ers from either
of the others the foot notes show the difierences, and when no reference is made it is
because all of them correspond.

When these papers were submitted as a part of the report of the Commissioners on
the Boundary Line a joint resolution was adopted by both houses of the Legislature au-
thorizing the Committee on the Library to print such of the papers as might be selected,
provided the consent of the Commission could be obtained. Application was made to
allow the first and second papers in this pamphlet to be printed but it was refused. The
Commission having been dissolved the Committee on the Library have assumed the re-
sponsibility and herewith submit this instalment of these interesting documents, which
were written before the Colony of Maryland was known, and all of which, save the first,
were never before printed.

The Report of the proceedings of the first Assembly is prefaced with the intro-
ductory note published with Mr. Bancroft's copy, to which a few notes explanatory have
been added.

Introduction.

Trusting that this instalment of these historical records of the Ancient Dominion
will be acceptable to the students of our early history, and sufficiently impress the mem-
bers of the Legislature with their value to move them to make an appropriation sufficient
to print all that has been obtained, this is

Respectfully submitted,

by your obedient servants,

THOS. H. WYNNE, -|
Chm. Senate Com. on Library, f Sub Committee in

W. S. GILMAN,- r Charge oj Lihrary.

Chm. House Com. on Library. J

INTRODUCTORY NOTE.

Virginia, for twelve years after its settlement, languished under the government of
Sir Thomas Smith, Treasurer of ^e Virginia Company in England. The Colony was
ruled during that period by laws written in blood ; and its history shows how the narrow
selfishness of despotic power could counteract the best efiforts of benevolence. The col-
onists suffered an extremity of distress too horrible to be described.

In April, 1619, Sir George Yeardley arrived. Of the emigrants who had been sent
over at great cost, not one in twenty then remained alive. " In James Citty were only
those houses that Sir Thomas Gates built in the tyme of his government, with one
wherein the Governor allwayes dwelt, and a church, built wholly at the charge of the
inhabitants of that citye, of timber, being fifty foote in length and twenty foot in
breadth." At Henrico, now Richmond, there were no more than "three old houses, a
■poor ruinated Church, with some few poore buildings in the Islande."^ "For ministers
to instruct the people, he founde only three authorized, two others who never received
their orders." "The natives he founde uppon doubtfull termes;" so that when the
twelve years of Sir Thomas Smith's government expired, Virginia, according to the
"judgements" of those who were then members of the Colony, was "in a poore
estate."*

From the moment of Yeardley 's arrival dates the real life of Virginia. He brought
with him " Commissions and instructions from the Company for the better establishinge
of a Commonwealth heere."f He made proclamation, " that those cruell lawes by
which we" (I use the words of the Ancient Planters themselves) " had soe longe been
governed, were now abrogated, and that we were to be governed by those free
lawes which his Majesties subjectes live under in Englande." Nor were these conside-
rations made dependent on the good wiU of administrative officers.

"And that they might have a hande in the governinge of themselves," such are the
words of the Planters, " yt was graunted that a generall AssembHe shoulde be helde
yearly once, whereat were to be present the Gov' and Gounsell w"" two Burgesses from
each Plantation, Ireely to be elected by the Inhabitants thereof, this Assemblie to have
power to make and ordaine whatsoever lawes and orders should by them be thought
good and profitable for our subsistance."J

In conformity with these instructions. Sir George Yeardley " sente his summons all
over the country, as well to invite those of the Counsell of Estate that were absente, as
also for the election of Burgesses ;"|| and on Friday, the 30th day of July, 1619, the first
elective legislative body of this continent assembled at James City.

* " A Briefe Declaration of the Plantation of Virginia during the first twelve yeares, when Sir Thomas Smyth was GoTemor
of the Companie, and downe to this present tyme. By the Ancient Plantets now remaining alive in Virginia." — MS. in my
posse^on.-

■f " A Briefe Declaration," &c.

I " A Briefe Declaration," &c.

H •' Proceedings of the first Assembly," now first printed in this volume.

1 *' Henrico, now Richmond," is a grievous error. Henrico, or Henricus, was situated ten miles below the present site of
Richmond, on the main land, to which the peninsula known as Farrar's Island was joined." See note p. 37. — ^Ed.

2 This document is the third in this collection. It is printed from the copy obtained by Col. McDonald. — Ed.

Introductory Note.

In tte relation of Master John Rolfe, inserted by Captain John Smith in his His-
tory of Virginia * there is this meagre notice of the Assembly : " The 25 of June came
in the Triall with Corne and Cattell in all safety, which tooke from vs cleerely all
feare of famine ; then our gouernor and councell caused Burgesses to be chosen in all
places, and met at a generall Assembly, where all matters were debated thought expe-
dient for the good of the Colony."

This account did not attract the attention of Beverley, the early historian of Vir-
ginia, who denies that there was any Assembly held there before May, 1620.f

The careful Stith, whose work is not to be corrected without a hearty recognition
of his superior diligence and exemplary fidelity, gives an account^ of this first legisla-
tive body, though he errs a little in the date by an inference from Rolfe's narrative,
which the words do not warrant.

The prosperity of Virginia begins with the day when it received, as " a common-
wealth," the freedom to make laws for itself In a solemn address to King James,
which was made during the government of Sir Francis Wyatt, and bears the signature of
the Governor, Council, and apparently every member of the Assembly, a contrast is
drawn between the former " miserable bondage," and " this just and gentle authoritye
which hath cherished us of late by more worthy magistrates. And we, our wives and
poor children shall ever pray to God, as our bounden duty is, to give you in this worlde
all increase of happines, and to crowne you in the worlde to come w* immortall
glorye."§

A desire has long existed to recover the record of the proceedings of the Assembly
which inaugurated so happy a revolution. Stith was unable to find it ; no traces of it
were met by Jefferson ; and Hening,|| and those who followed Hening, believed it no
longer extant. Indeed, it was given up as hopelessly lost.

Having, during a long period of years, instituted a very thorough research among
the papers relating to America in the British State Paper Office, partly in person and
partly with the assistance of able and intelligent men employed in that Department, I
have at last been so fortunate as to obtain the " Proceedings of the First Assembly of
Virginia."* The document is in the form of "a reporte " from the Speaker ; and is

* Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia, Richmond edition, VoU. ii, pp. 38, 39.

t See Beverley's History of Virginia, p. 37 of the first edition, and p. 35 of the second.^

X Stith's History of Virginia, p. 160, Williamsburg edition.*

J MS. Copy of Address of Sir Francis Wyatt, ic, &.C., to King James I., signed by Sir Francis Wyatt and 32 others.

II Hening's Statutes at Large, I., p. 119, refers to the acts of 1623-'4 as " the earliest now extant."

8 " These Burgesses met the Governor and Council at Jamestowon in 1620, and sat in consultation in the same house with
them as the method of the Scots Parliament is." " This was the first Generall Assembly that ever was held there."— Beverley.—
Ed.

» " And about the latter end of June (1619) ho (Sir George Teardley, Governor,) called the first General Assembly that was
ever held in Vu-ginia. Counties were not yet laid otr, but they elected their representatives by townships. So that the Burroughs
of Jamestown, Henrico, Bermuda Hundred, and the rest, each sent their members to the Assembly "****" and hence
it is that our lower house of Assembly was first called the House of Burgesses," Stith, p. 160. "In May, this year (1620), there was
held another Generall Assembly, which has, through mistake, and the iadolence and negligence of our historians in searching
such ancient records as are still extant in the country, been commonly reported the first General Assembly," ib. p. 182. We do
not see that Stith "errs" even "a little in the date." Kolfo says, "The 25 of June came in the Triall with Corne and Cattell
in all safety, which took from us cleerely all feare of famine, then our gouernor and councell caused Burgesses to be chosen in all
places, and met at a generall Assembly," Smith, p. 126. Stith says, " And about the latter end of June he called," 4c., Stith, p.
160. Neither intimate when the Assembly met, only that the governor called them ij the latter part of June.— Ed.

6 The firstpubUshed notice of the existence of this paper occurred in the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Virginia
Historical Societj-, held December 15, 1863. In the report of the Executive Committee the chairman, Conway Kobinson, Esq.,
states that he had seen the original report in the State Paper Office in London, on a recent visit to that city.— See Virginia His-
torical Beporter, Vol. 1 , 1854. Whatever question there may be in regard to priority of discovery, it is to be regretted that it was
left to the Historical Societj- of another State to pubUsh a document of so much value to the one to which it solely relates.— Ed.

Introductory Note.

more full and circumstantial than any subsequent journal of early legislation in the
Ancient Dominion.

Many things are noticeable. The Governor and Council sat with the Burgesses,
and took part in motions and debates. The Secretary of the Colony was chosan Speaker,
and I am not sure that he was a Burgess.' This first American Assembly set the pre-
cedent of beginning legislation with prayer. It is evident that Virginia was then as
thoroughly a Church of England colony, as Connecticut afterwards was a Calvinistic
one. The inauguration of legislative power in the Ancient Dominion preceded the ex-
istence of negro slavery, which we will believe it is destined also to survive. The earliest
Assembly in the oldest of the original thirteen States, at its first session, took measures
"towards the erecting of" a "University and Colledge." Care was also taken for the
education of Indian children. Extravagance in dress was not prohibited, but the min-
inters were to profit by a tax on excess in apparel. On the whole, the record of these
Proceedings will justify the opinion of Sir Edward Sandys, that "they were very well
and judiciously carried." The different functions of government may have been con-
founded and the laws were not framed according to any speculative theory ; but a per-
petual interest attaches to the first elective body representing the people of Virginia,
more than a year before the Mayflower, with the Pilgrims, left the harbor of Southamp-
ton, and while Virginia was still the oldest British Colony on the whole Continent of
America.

GEORGE BANCROFT.

New Yoek, Oclaher 3, 1856.

« The Secretary of the Colony and Speaker of the first Assembly waa John Pory. If he had been one of the Burgesses
his name would have appeared with the others. Through the influence of the Earl of Warwick he was made Secretary to the
Virginia Company. Campbell says, "He was educated at Cambridge, where he took the Master of Arts in April, 1610. It is
supposed he was a member of the House of Commons. He waa much of a traveller, and was at Venice in 1613, at Amsterdam
in 1617, and shortly after at Paris." " Sir George Teardley appointed him one of his Council." — Campbell, p. 139. The record
shows that he acted as the presiding officer of the first Assembly, whether tx officio or by selection is not stated. It will be seen
that a typographical error in Bancroft's pamphlet makes his name Povy. In Smith's General Historic there is a paper styled
" The observations of Master John Pory, Secretarie of Virginia, in his travels ;" it gives an account of his voyage to the eastern
shore — Smith, p. 141. Neill says of him, "John Pory was a graduate of Cambridge, a great traveller and good writer, but gained
the reputation of being a chronic tipler and literary vagabond and sponger." 'When young he excited the interest of Hakluyt,
who, in a dedication to the third volume of his, remarks : " Now, because long since I did foresee that my profession of Divinitie,
the care of my family, and other occasions, might call or divert me from these kind of endeavour, I, therefore have, for ,these
three years last past, encouraged and gathered in these studies of Cosmographia and former histories my honest, industrious
and learned friend, Mr. John Porey, one of speciall skill and extraordinary hope, to perform great matters in the same, and
beneficial to the Commonwealth." "Pory, in 1600, prepared a Geographical History of Africa, but he soon disappointed the
expectations of his friends."

A letter from London, dated July 26, 1623, says : " Our old acquaintance, Mr. Porey, is in poore case, and in prison at the
Terceras, whither he was driven by contrary winds, from the north coast of Virginia, where he had been upon some discovery,
and upon his arrival he was arraigned and in danger of being hanged for a pirate." " He died about 1635." For further pai^
ticulars from contemporary authorities, see Neill's History of the Virginia Company of London. Albany, Munsell, 1869.— Ed.

Colonial Records of Virginia.

STATE PAPERS.

COLONIAL. Vol. L— No. 45-

[July 30, 1619.J

A Reporte of the maimer of proceeding^ in
the General assembly convented at yames
citty in Virginia, jtdy jo, i6ig, consist-
ing of the Governo'', the Counsell of Es-
tate\ and tzoo Bicrgesses elected ont of
eache Incorporation and Plantation, and
being dissolved the 4'^^ of Atcg7ist next en-
suing.

Firft. Sir George Yeardley, Knight Governo'' & Captaine gene-
ral of Virginia, having fente his fiimons all over the Country, as well
to invite thofe of the Counfell of Eftate that were abfente as alfo for
the election of Burgeffes, there were chofen and appeared

For fames citty

Captaine William Powell,
Enfigne William Spense.

For Charles citty

Samuel Sharpe,
Samuel Jordan.

For the citty of Heniictcs

Thomas Dowfe,
John Polentine.

*The caption is after the De Jamette copy. Bancroft has "S! P. O." (State Paper Office.) "Am'a
& W Ind Virt; ■ Indorsed, Mr. Povy out of Virginia. The Proceedings of the First Assembly of Vir-
ginia: July 1619." Sainsbui^'s Calendar of State papers: Colonial, 1574-1660, has, "Endorsed by
Mr. Carleton. Mr. Pory out of Virginia."— p. 22.

f Proceedings. Bancroft. J State. McDonald.

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For Kiccowtan

Captaine William Tucker,

William Capp.
For Martin Brandon — Capt. John Martins Pldtation

'W Thomas Davis,

M"^ Robert Stacy.

For Smythes hundred

Captain Thomas Graves,
M'- Walter Shelley.

For Martin! s hundred

W John Boys,'
John Jackson.

For ArgaWs gniffe^

M"- Pawlett,
M'' Gourgaing.3

For Flowerdieii hundred

Ensigne4 Roffingham,
M"" Jefferson.

For Captain Lawnes plantation

Captain Christopher Lawne,
Ensigne4 Washer.

For Captaine Warde s plantation
Captaine Warde,
Lieutenant Gibbes.

The moft convenient place we could finde to sitt in was the Quire
of the Churche Where Sir George Yeardley, the Governour, being
fett downe in his accuftomed place, thofe of the Counfel of Eftate fate
nexte him on both handes, excepte onely the Secretary then appointed
Speaker, who fate right before him, John Twine, clerke5 of the General
affembly, being placed nexte the Speaker, and Thomas Pierfe, the Ser-
geant, ftanding at the barre, to be ready for any fervice the Affembly
fhoulde comaund*^ him. But forasmuche as men's affaires doe little
profper where God's fervice is neglefted, all the Burgeffes tooke their
places in the Quire till a prayer was faid by Mr. Bucke, the Minifter,
that it would pleafe God to guide and fanctifie all our proceedings? to
his owne glory and the good of this Plantation. Prayer being ended,
to the intente that as we^ had begun at God Almighty, fo we^ might
proceed w*^ awful and due refpefte towards the Lieutenant, our moft
o-ratious and dread Soveraigne, all the Burgeffes were intreatted to
re tyre themfelves into the body of the Churche, W^^ being done, before

1 Boyes, McDonald. 2 Guifte, Bancroft. 3 Gourgainy, McDonald and Bancroft. * Ensign, Bancroft.
^Clerk, McDon.ald. «Comand, McDonald. ' Proceedinges, Bancroft, s^ygg^ McDonald.

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they were fully admitted, they were called in order and by name, and
fo every man (none ftaggering at it) tooke the oathe of Supremacy,
and then entredo the Affembly. At Captaine Warde the Speaker
tooke exception, as at one that without any Comiffion or authority had
seatted himfelfe either upon the Companies, and then his Plantation
would not be lawfull, or on Captain Martin's lande, and fo'° he was but
a limbe or member of him, and there could be but two Burgeffes for
all. So Captaine Warde was comanded to abfente himfelfe till such
time as the Affembly had agreed what was fitt for him to doe. After
muche debate, they refolved on this order following:

An order concluded by the General affembly
concerning Captaine Warde, July 3o"\"
1 619, at the opening of the faid Af-
fembly.

At the reading of the names of the Burgeffes, Exception was
taken againft Captaine Warde as having planted here in Virginia
without any authority or comiffion from the Trefurer, Counfell and
Company in Englande. But confidering he had bene at so great
chardge and paines to augmente this Colony, and had adventured his
owne perfon in the aftion, and fmce that time had brought home a
good'- quantity of fiflie, to relieve the Colony by waye of trade, and
above all, becaufe the Comiffion for authorifing the General Affembly
admitteth of two Burgeffes out of every plantation w*out reftrainte or
exception. Upon all thefe confiderations, the Affembly was contented
to admitt of him and his Lieutenant (as members of their body and
Burgeffes) into their society. Provided, that the faid Captaine Warde,
w* all expedition, that is to faye between this and the nexte general
affembly (all lawful impediments excepted), fhould procure from the
Trefurer,'3 Counfell and Company in England a comiffion lawfully to
eftablifhH and plant himfelfe and his Company as the Chieffs'5 of other
Plantations have done. And in cafe he doe neglect this he is to ftande
to the cenfure of the nexte generall affembly. To this Captaine
Warde, in the prefence of us all, having given his confente and under-
taken to performe the fame, was, together w* his Lieutenant, by voices
of the whole Affembly firft admitted to take the oath of Supremacy,
and then to make up their number and to fitt amongft them.

This being done, the Governour himselfe alledged that before we
proceeded any further it behooved us to examine whither it were fitt,
that Captaine Martin's Burgeffes shoulde"^ have any place in the Af-
fembly, forasmuche as he hath a claufe in his Patente w^^ doth not
onely exempte him from that equality and uniformity of lawes and

9 entered, McDonald. Wsoe, McDonald. " 30, Bancroft, "goode, McDonald. "Treasurer, Mc-
Donald, "establishe, McDonald, Bancroft. '^ chiefes, McDonald. " should, Bancroft.

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orders w^'''? the great charter faith are to extende'^ over the whole
Colonyf but alfo from diverfe fuch lawes as we muft be enforced'9 to
make in the General Affembly. That claufe is as followeth: Item.
That it fhall and may be lawfull to and for the faid Captain John Mar-
tin, his heyers, executours and affignes to governe and comaunde all
fuche2° person or perfons as at this time he fhall carry over with him,
or that fhalbe^' fente him hereafter, free from any comaunde of the
Colony, excepte it be in ayding and affifting the fame againft^^ ^ny for-
ren or domeftical enemy.

Upon the23 motion of the Governour, difcuffed the fame time in
the affembly, enfued this order following:

An order of the General Affembly touching
a claufe in Captain24 Martin's Patent at
James Citty, July 30, 161 9.

After all the Burgeffes had taken the oath of Supremacy and were
admitted into the houfe, and all fett downe in their places, a Copie of
Captain24 Martin's Patent-5 was produced by the Govern"''^^ out of a
Claufe whereoi it appeared that when the general-7 affembly had made
fome kinde of lawes requifite for the whole Colony, he and his Bur-
geffes and people might deride the whole company and chufe whether
they would obay-^ the fame or no.* It was therefore ordered in Courte
that the forefaid two Burgeffes fhould w'^'drawe themfelves out of the
affembly till fuche time as Captaine Martin had made his perfonall ap-
pearance before them. At what time, if upon their motion, if he would
be contente to quitte and give over that parte of his Patente, and con-
trary therunto woulde submitte himfelfe to the general forme of gov-
ernemente as all others did, that then his Burgeffes should be read-
mitted, otherwife they were utterly to be excluded as being fpies rather
than34 loyal Burgeffes, becaufe they had offered themfelves to be affist-
ant at the making of 35 lawes w*^'^ both themfelves and thofe whom they
reprefented might chufe whether they would obayes^ or not. '

Then came there in a complainte againft Captain37 Martin, that
having fente his Shallop to trade for corne into the baye, under the
commaunde of one Enfigne Harrifon, the faide Enfigne fhould affirme
to one Thomas Davis, of Pafpaheighe,38 Gent, (as the faid Thomas
Davis depofed upon oathe,) that they had made a harde voiage, had

*The following passage is a side note on the margin of the McDonald and De Jarnette copies, but
Bancroft includes it in the text : — The authority of Captaine^^ Martin's Patent graunted by the Counfell &
Company under their Comon'" Scale, being of an higher condition-'' and of greatter'^ force then any Acte
of the General'' Affembly.

" W""" , McDonald and Bancroft, ^'extend, Bancroft, "inforced, MeDonald. 20 such, McDonald.
21 shall be, McDonald. 22 agst ^ McDonald. 23 this, McDonald and Bancroft. 24 Captaine, McDonald.
25 Patente, McDonald and Bancroft. ^6 Governour, McDonald and Bancroft. 27 Generall, McDonald and
Bancroft. ^Sg^ey, McDonald; obaye, Bancroft. ''Capt., McDonald. '"Common, McDonald, "co-
mission, McDonald. '2 greater, McDonald. "Generall. '* then, McDonald, '^ofthe, McD. "obeye,
McDonald ; obaye, Bancroft. " Captaine, McDonald and Bancroft. '* Paspaheighs, McDonald, Banc'ft.

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they not mett w* a Canoa coming out of a creeke where their fhallop
could not goe. For the Indians refufing to fell their Corne, thofe of
the fhallop entered the Canoa w* their amies and tooke it by force,
meafuring out the corne w* a baflcett they had into the Shallop and
(as the faid Enfigne Harrifon faith) giving them fatisfaction in copper
beades39 and other trucking ftuffe.

Hitherto Mr. Davys upon his oath.

Furthermore it was fignified from Opochancano to the Governour
that thofe people had complained to him to procure them juftice.4o
For w*^^ confiderations and becaufe fuche^' outrages as this might
breede danger and loff^^ of life to others of the Colony w^*^ fliould
have leave to trade in the baye hereafter, and for prevention of the
like violences againfl the Indians in time to come, this order follow-
ing was agreed on by the general affembly :

A fecond order againft Captain Martin,
at James citty, July 30, 1619.

It was alfo ordered by the Affembly the fame daye that in cafe
Captaine Martin and the ging of his fhallop would^s not throughly
anfwere an accufation of an outrage comitted againft a certaine Ca-
noa of Indians in the baye, that then it was thought reafon (his
Patent, 44 notw*ftanding the authority whereof, he had in that cafe
abufed) he fhoulde45 from henceforth take leave of the Governour46
as other men, and fhould putt47in fecurity, that his people fhall comitte
no fuch48 outrage any more.

Upon this a letter or warrant was drawen in the name of the
whole affembly to fumon Captaine Martin to appeare before them in
forme following:

By the Governo''49 and general affembly of Virginia.

Captaine Martine, we are to requeftso yQ^ upon fight hereof with
all convenient fpeed to repaire hither to James citty to treatt and con-
ferre w'^^ us about fome matters of efpecials' importance, W^^ con-
cerns52 both us and the whole Colony and yourfelf. And of this we
praye you not to faile.

James citty, July 30, 161 9.

To our very loving friend, Captain John Martin, Efquire, Mafter of
the ordinance.

Thefe obftacles removed, the Speaker, who a long time had bene

''beads, McDonald. *»iustice, McDonald, "such, McDonald, "lofre, McDonald. « could,
McDonald, Bancroft. " Patente, McDonald and Bancroft. <» should, Bancroft. « Governor. McDon-
ald, "put, McDonald, -^suche, McDonald and Bancroft. « Governour, Bancroft, w request, Mc-
Dowell. 5' especiall, McDonald. S'concerne, McDonald and Bancroft.

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extreame fickly, and therefore not able to paffe through long har-
angues, delivered in briefe to the whole affembly the occafions of their
meeting. Which53 done, he read unto them the comiffion for eflab-
lifliing the Counfell of Eftate and the general54 Affembly, wherein
their duties were defcribed to the life.

Having thus prepared them, he read over unto them the greate
Charter, or comiffion of priviledges, orders and lawes, sent by Sir
George Yeardley out of Englande.55 Whichs^ for the more eafe of the
Committies, having divided into fower books, he read the former two
the fame forenoon for expeditious57 fake, a fecond time over, and fo
they were referred to the perufall of twoe Comitties, w'^^ did reciprocally
confider of either, and accordingly brought in their opinions. But
fome man may here objecte to what ende we fhould prefume to referre
that to the examination of Comitties w'^'^ the Counfell and Company in
Englands^ had already refolved to be perfect, and did expecte noth-
ing59 but our affente thereunto ?^° To this we anfwere, that we did it
not to the ende to correcte or controll anything therein contained, but
onely in cafe we fhould finde ought not perfectly fquaring w'^ the
ftate of this Colony or any lawe w'='^ did preffe or binde too harde, that
we might by waye of humble petition, feeke to have it redreffed, efpe-
cially becaufe this great Charter is to binde us and our heyers for ever.

The names of the Comitties for perufing
the first booke of the fower:

I. Captain William Powell, 2. Enfigne Rofingham,

3. Captaine Warde, 4. Captaine Tucker,

5. Mr. Shelley, 6. Thomas Doufe,

7. Samuel Jordan, 8. Mr. Boys.

The names of the Comitties for perufing
the fecond booke:

I. Captaine Dawne/'' 2. Captaine Graves,

3. Enfigne Spense, 4. Samuel Sharpe,

5. William Cap, 6. Mr. Pawlett,

7. Mr. Jefferfon, 8. Mr. Jackfon.

Thefe Comitties thus appointed, we brake up the firft forenoon's
affembly.

After dinner the Governo'' and thofe that were not of the Comit-
ties^' fate a feconde time, while the faid Comitties^' were employed in

"W"', McDonald. 54Qgn" , McDonald. ^"The substance of these will be found in the paper, "A
briefe Declaration," &c. See post. — . 56\v«'', McDonald, ^'expeditions, Bancroft. ssEngianiie, Mc-
Donald, '^nothinge, McDonald, ^thereunto, McDonald and Bancroft. ^iComittees, McDonald.

*Lawne, McDonald, and Bancroft the list of Burgesses on p. lo, showing this to be proper.

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the perusall of thofe twoe bookes. And whereas the Speaker had
propounded fower feverall objects for the Affembly to confider on:
namely, firft, the great charter of orders, lawes and priviledges ; Se-
condly, which of the inftructions given by the Counfel in England to
my lo : la: warre,^^ Captain Argall or Sir George Yeardley, might con-
veniently putt on the habite of lawes ; Thirdly, what lawes might
iffue out of the private conceipte of any of the Burgeffes, or any other
of the Colony ; and laftly, what petitions were^3 fitt to be fente home
for England. It pleafed the Governou''^4 for expedition's fake to have
the second objected' of the fower to be examined & prepared by him-
felfe and the Non-Comitties. Wherin after having fpente fome three
howers''7 conference, the twoe Committies'^ brought in their opinions
concerning the twoe former bookes, (the fecond of which beginneth at
thefe wordes of the Charter: And forafmuche as our intente is to eftab-
lifh one equall and uniforme kinde of government over all Virginia
&c.,)'^9 w'^'^ the whole Affembly, becaufe it was late, deferred to treatt?"
of till the next morning.

Satturday, July 31.

The nexte daye, therefore, out of the opinions of the faid Comit-
ties,7' it was agreed, thefe?^ Petitions enfuing fhould be framed, to be
prefented to the Treafurer, Counfel & Company in England. Upon
the Comitties'73 perufall of the firfl booke,74 the General75 Affembly doe
become moft humble fuitours to their IoP^ and to the reft of that
hon'^''^ Counfell and renowned Company, that albeit they have bene
pleafed?' to allotte unto the Governo"^?? to themfelves, together w* the
Counfell of Eftate here, and?^ to the officers of Incorporations, certain
lande79 portions of lande to be layde out w*in the limites of the fame,
yet that^° they woulde vouchfafe alfo,^' that^^ groundes as heretofore
had bene granted by patent to the antientSa Planters by former Goyer-
nours that had from the Company received comiffionS4 fo to doe, might
not nowe after so muche labour and cofle, and fo many yeares habita-
tion be taken from them. And to the ende that no man might doe
or fuffer any wrong in this kinde, that they woulde favour us fo muche
(if they meane to graunte this our petition) as to fende us notice, what
comiffion or authority for graunting of landes they have given to
eache^S particular Governour in times paste.

The fecond petition of the General affembly framed by the Co-

«2Lord le Wan-e, McDonald. «3we, McDonald. ^'Governor, McDonald, e^expeditions, McDon-
ald, also Bancroft, ecobiecte, McDonald, "'houves, McDonald. ««two Comittees, McDonald. «9The
McDonald copy includes in ( ) all of this from "the second of which" to "Charter," and another single
) after &c The De Jarnette copy has one ) only after &c. Bancroft includes what is adopted m this
text '"McDonald has breath. "Comittees, McDonald, "those, McDonald. "Comittees, McDonald,
"book, McDonald. "General!, McDonald, 'Spkas'^, McDonald. "Govern' , McDonald ; Gov' , Ban-
croft "& McDonald "large, McDonald. xoBancroft omits "that." «ialsoe, Bancroft. ^McDonald
has such and Bancroft sudhe after that, ^.^ancient, McDonald. «Comiss° , Bancroft. ^Sgach, Bancroft,

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mitties^^ out of the fecond book is. That the Treafurer^? & Company
in England would be pleafed w* as muche convenient fpeed^^ as may
be to fende men hither to occupie their landes belonging to the fower
Incorporations, as well for their owne^9 behoofe and proffitt as for the
maintenance of the Counfel9o of Eftate, who are nowe?' to their ex-
tream hindrance often drawen far from their private bufmes and like-
wife that they will have a care to fende?^ tenants to the miniflers of the
fower Incorporations to manure their gleab, to the intente that the al-
lowance they have allotted them of 200 G.93 a yeare may the more
eafily be raifed.

The thirde Petition humbly prefented by this General Affembly to
the Treafurer, Counfell & Company is, that it may plainely be expreffed
in the great Comiffion (as indeed it is not) that the antient Planters of
both fortes, viz., fuche as before Sir Thomas Dales' depart94 were come
hither upon their owne chardges,9S and fuche also as were brought
hither upon the Companie's cofle, maye have their fecond, third and
more divifions fucceffively in as lardge and free manner as any other
Planters. Alfo that they wilbe pleafed to allowe to the male children,
of them and of all others begotten in Virginia, being the onely hope of
a pofterity, a fmgle fhare a piece, and fhares for their iffues ors^ for
themfelves, becaufe that in a newe plantation it is not knowen whether
man or woman be the more neceffary.

Their fourth Petition is to befeech the Treafurer, Counfell & Com-
pany that they would be pleafed to appoint a Sub-Tresurer97 here to
colle6le their rents,?^ to the ende that99 the Inhabitants of this Colony
be not tyed to an impoffibility of paying the fame yearly to the Treaf-
urer in England, and that they would enjoine the faid Sub-Treafurer
not precifely according to the letter of the Charter to exacte mony of
us (whereof we have none at all, as we have no minte), but the true
value of the rente in comodity.

The fifte Petition is to befeeche the Treafurer, Counsell & Com-
pany that, towards the erecting of the Univerfity and CoUedge, they
will fende, when they fhall thinke'°° it mofl convenient, workmen of all
fortes, fitt for that purpofe.

The sixte and laste is, they wilbe'°' pleased to change the favage
name of Kiccowtan, and to give that Incorporation a newe name.

Thefe are the general Petitions drawen by the Comitties out of
the two former bookes w'='^ the whole general affembly in maner and
forme above'°2 fett downe doe mofl humbly offer up and prefenti°3 to
the honourable conftruction of the Treafurer, Counfell and Company
in Engfland.

86Comittess, McDonald. ^'Tresurer, McDonald. 8%peede, McDonald. 89own, Bancroft. soCoun-
sell, McDonald and Bancroft. 9'now, McDonald. 9%end, McDonald. 9';^200, Bancroft. 9*In the Mc-
Donald copy this was just written departure, then "ure" crofted out with a pen, and the word made de-
partment. Bancroft has departure, ^^charges, McDonald. ^^McDonald and Bancroft both liave "wives
as," instead of " ift'ues or," the former being evidently the proper words. "Treasurer, McDonald. %entes,
McDonald, Bancroft. '^McDonald and Bancroft both omit that. ""McDonald and Bancroft omit it.
iMwill be, McDonald, '"^ette, Bancroft, ""presente, McDonald and Bancroft.

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Thefe petitions thus concluded on, thofe twoe Comitties broughte
me'°4- a reporte what they had observed in the two latter bookes, w'='^
was nothing elfe but that the perfection of them was fuche as that '°5
they could finde nothing therein fubject to exception, only the Gover-
riQrs io6 particular opinion to my felfe in private hathe bene as touch-
ing a clause in the thirde booke, that in thefe doubtfull times between
us and the Indians, it would beehoove'°7 us not to make as'°s lardge
distances between Plantation and Plantation as ten miles, but for our
more flrength ande fecurity to drawe nearer together.

At the fame time, there remaining no'°9 farther scruple in the
mindes of the Affembly touching the faid great Charter of lawes, or-
ders and priviledges, the Speaker putt the fame to the queftion, and
fo it had both the general affent and the applaufe of the whole affem-
bly, who, as they profeffed themfelves in the firfl place moft fubmif-
fively thankfuU to almighty god, therefore fo they commaunded the
Speaker to returne (as nowe he doth) their due and humble thankes
to the Treasurer, Counfell and company for fo many priviledges and
favours as well in their owne names as in the names of the whole Col-
ony whom they reprefented.

This being difpatched we fell once more"° debating of fuche in-
ftructions given by the Counfell in England to feveral"' Governo''^ "^
as might be converted into lawes, the laft whereof was the Eftablifh-
ment of the price of Tobacco, namely, of the beft at 3d"3 and the fec-
ond at i8d the pounde. At the reading of this the Affembly thought
good to fend for Mr. Abraham Perfey, the Cape marchant, to publiflie
this inftruction to him, and to demaunde"4 of him if he knewe of any
impediment why it might not be admitted of? His anfwere"5 was that
he had not as yet received any fuche order from the Adventurers of
the"^ in England. And notw* {landing he fawe the authority

was good, yet was he unwilling to yield, till fuche time as the Cover-
no'"? and Affembly had layd their commandment upon him, out of the
authority of the forefaid Inftructions as followeth :

By the General Affembly.

We will and require you, Mr. Abraham Perfey, Cape Marchant,
from this daye forwarde to take notice, that, according to an article in
the Inftructions confirmed by the Treasurer, Counfell"^ and Company
in Englande at a general quarter courte, both by"9 voices and under
their hands'^" and the Comon feall,'^' and given to Sir George Yeardley,

i»*In, McDonald, Bancroft. n»McDonald and Bancroft omit that. i<«Govn", McDonald; Gov", Ban-
croft lO'Behoove, McDonald, Bancroft. '»«So, McDonald, Bancroft. iMNoe, McDonald. ""McDon-
ald and Bancroft insert to. '"Severall, McDonald. "^Covern'-S McDonald; Gov., Bancroft. '"The
text, which follows the De Jarnette copy, is evidently wrong. The McDonald copy is blotted and illegi-
ble. Bancroft has 3.S. and Sainsbuiy's abstract the same. '"Demand, McDonald. "'Answer, McDon-
ald Bancroft. ""McDonald and Bancroft both f^ll the space with Magazin. "'Gov' , McDonald, Ban-
croft "«Counsell, Treasurer, McDonald. "SMcD. inserts the. iMhandes, McD. "ijeale, McD., Bft.

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knight, this prefent governour, Decemb.'^z 3, 1618, that you are bounde
to accepte of the Tobacco of the Colony, either for commodities or
upon billes,'23 at three (hillings the befte'24 and the fecond forte at i8d
the pounde, and this fhalbe'^s your sufficient difchardge.

James citty out of the faid General Affembly, July 31,"^^ 161 9.
At the fame'^7 the Inftructions convertible into lawes were refer-
red to the confideration of the above named Committies,'^^ viz., the
general Inftructions to the firft Committie'-9 and the particular Inftruc-
tions to the fecond, to be returned by them into the affembly on Mun-
day morning.

Sunday, Aug. i.

Mr. Shelley, one of the Burgeffes, deceased.

MUNDAY,'30 Aug, 2.

Captain John Martin (according to the fumons fent him on Fry-
day,'3i July 30,) made his perfonall appearance at the barre, whenas the
Speaker having firft read unto him the orders of the Affembly that
concerned him, he pleaded lardgely for himfelf '3^ to them both and in-
devoured'33 to anfwere fome other thinges'34 that were objected
againft'35 his Patente. In fine, being demanded out of the former or-
der whether he would quitte that claufe of his Patent'36 w'^^ (quite
otherwife then Sir William Throckmorton's, Captain Chriftopher
Dawnes''37 and other men's patentes) exempteth himfelffe and his peo-
ple from all fervices of the Colonie excepte onely in cafe of warre
againft'3S ^ forren or domefticall enemie. His anfwere'39 was nega-
tive, that he would not infringe any parte'4o of his Patente. Where-
upon it was refolved by the Affembly that his Burgeffes fhould have
no admittance.

To the fecond order his anfwere was affirmative, namely, that (his
Patent'41 notwithftanding) whensoever he fhould fend into the baye to
trade, he would'^^ be contente to putt in fecurity to the Governour '•+3
for the good behaviour of his people towardes'44 the Indians.

It was at the fame time further ordered by the Affembly that the
Speaker, in their names, fhould (as he nowe doth'4S ) humbly de-
maunde'4^ of the Treafurer, Counfell'47 and Company an expofition of
this one claufe in Captaine'^s Martin's Patente, namely, where it is faide
That he is to enjoye'49 his landes in as lardge'so and ample manner, to all

'^^DeC , McDonald, '-''bills, McDonald, '-♦beft, McDonald, i^fhall be, McDonald. '^'^i\%t,
Bancroft. i^TM^Donald and Bancroft infert time. '^Committees, McDonald. '^aCommittee, McDonald.
'^Monday, McDonald and Bancroft. '^'Friday, McDonald. '^-himfelfe, McDonald and Bancroft.
"'& indeavoured, McDonald, '"things, McDonald. '-'Sag", McDonald. '^Patente, McDonald and
Bancroft. '^'Lawnes, Bancroft, fee p. lo. '"^ag" , McDonald, '■'"anfwer, Bancroft. '^Opart, McDonald
and Bancroft, '"patente, McDonald, '■'•^woulde, McDonald. "-^Gov , Bancroft. '**towards, Ban-
croft. "5doe, McDonald, '"demande, McDonald. '"Council, McDonald. '«Capt., Bancroft, '«en-
joy, McDonald and Bancroft, '^"large, McDonald, Bancroft,

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intentes and'Si purpofes, as any lord of any manours in England dothe
holde his grounde out of w'^'^ some have collected that he might by the
fame graunte protecte men from paying their debts and from diverfe
other dangers of lawe. The leaft the Affembly can alledge againfl
this claufe is, that it is obfcure, and that it is a thing impoffible for us
here to knowe the Prerogatives of all the manours in Englande. The
Affembly therefore humbly befeeche'S^ their IoPP'^ '53 and the reft of
that hon*^'^ houfe'54 that in cafe they fliall finde any thing in this or in
any other parte of his graunte wherby that claufe towardes the conclu-
fion of the great charter, (viz., that all grauntes afwell of the one forte
as of the other refpectively, be made w"^ equall favour, & graunts'55 of
like liberties & imunities'S^ as neer as may be, to the ende that all com-
plainte'57 of partiality and indifferency'SS may be avoided,) might '59
in any forte be contradicted or the uniformity and equality'^" of lawes
and'^' orders extending over the whole Colony might be impeached,
That they would be pleafed to remove any fuch hindrance as may di-
verte out of the true courfe the free and'^^ publique current of Juftice,

Upon the fame grounde and"^3 reason their 1°p^' together with the
reft of the Counfell'^4 and Company, are humbly befought'^5 by this
general'^^ affembly that if in that other claufe w* exempteth Cap-
taine'^7 Martin and his people from all fervices of the Colony &c.,
they fliall finde any refiftance againft'^^s j^at equality and"'? uniformity
of lawes and orders intended nowe by them to be eftabliflied over the
whole Colony, that they would be pleafed to reforme it.

In fine, wheras'7° Captaine'7' Martin, for thofe ten fhares allowed
him for his perfonal'?^ adventure and'73 for his adventure of £']o be-
fides, doth claim 500 acres a fliare, that the Treafurer, Counfell and
Company woulde vouchfafe to give notice to the Governour'74 here,
what kinde'75 of fliares they meante he fhould have when they gave
him his Patent'^s

The premiffes about Captaine Mardn thus refolved, the Commit-
ties'77 appointed to confider what instructions are fitt to be converted
into lawes, brought in their opinions, and'?^ firft of fome of the gene-
ral'79 inftructions.

Here begin the lawes drawen out of the In-
ftructions given by his Mat'^^ Counfell
of Virginia in England to my lo: la
warre,'*^° Captain Argall and Sir George
Yeardley, knight.

151&, McDonald, '^^efeecheth, McDonald and Bancroft. i^'Lop" , McDonald; LoP", Bancroft,
i»*bourde, McDonald and Bancroft, "^grants, McDonald, i^ej^jjiunjties, McDonald, '^'complaintes,
McDonald, Bancroft. i58unindifferency, McDonald, Bancroft, i^'mighte, McDonald. 'Wequallity, Mc-
Donald. '«&, McDonald. "^-S, McDonald and Bancroft. ""&, McDonald. ""Councill, McDonald
"6ibefoucrlite, McDonald. i6«the General], McDonald. i«'Captain, Bancroft. i6«ag«, McDonald. '«»&;
McDonald.' ""whereas, McDonald. "'Captaine, McDonald; Capt., Bancroft, "^perfonall, McDonald,
'"&, McDonald. ™Govem' , McDonald, "^kind, McDonald. "^Patente, McDonald. "'ComitteC;
McDonald. '«&, McDonald, '"''generall, McDonald. '^Lo. La Warre, McDonald and Bancroft.

20 Colonial Records of Virginia.

By this prefent Generall Affembly be it enacted, that no'^' injury
or oppreffion be wrought by the Englifhe'^^ againft'^3 the Indians
whereby the prefent peace might be difturbed and antient quarrells
might be revived. And farther'^4 be it ordained, that the Chicohomini
are not to be excepted out of this lawe; untill either that suche '^5
order come out of Englande, or that they doe provoke us by some
newe injury.

Against Idlenes, Gaming, durunkenes & exceffe in apparell the
Affembly hath enacted as followeth:

First, in deteflation of Idlenes'^^ be it enacted, that if any men be
founde to hve as an Idler or renagate, though a freedman, it shalbe '^7
lawfuU for that Incorporation or Plantation to w'^^ he belongeth to ap-
point him a M'' to ferve for wages, till he shewe apparant signes of
amendment.

Againft gaming at dice'^^ & Gardes be it ordained by this prefent
affembly that the winner or winners (hall lofe all his or their winninges
and'^9 both winners and loofers fliall forfaicte'9° ten fhillings a man, one
ten fhillings whereof to go to the difcoverer, and the reft to charitable
& pious ufes in the Incorporation where the faulte'?! is comitted.

Againft drunkennefs be it alfo decreed that if any private perfon
be found culpable thereof, for the firft time he is to be reprooved pri-
vately by the Minifter, the fecond time publiquely, the thirde time to
lye in boltes 1 2 howers in the houfe of the Provost Marfhall & to paye
his fee,'9^ and if he ftill continue in that vice, to undergo fuche fevere
punifhment as the Governo'' '93 and Counfell of Eftate fhall thinke fitt
to be inflicted on him. But if any officer offende in this crime, the firft
time he fhall receive a reprooff from the Governour, the fecond time
he fhall openly be reprooved in the churche by the minifter, and the
third time he ftiall firft be comitted and then degraded. Provided it
be underftood that the Govern'' '94 hath alwayes'9S power to reftore him
when he shall, in his difcretion thinke fitte.

Againft excesse in'95 apparell that every man be ceffed in the
churche for all publique contributions, if he be unmarried according
to his owne apparrell, if he be married, according to his owne and
his wives, or either of their apparell.

As touching the inftru6fion'97 of drawing fome of the better dif-
pofed of the Indians to converfe w* our people & to live and labour
amongst'9S them, the Affembly who knowe'99 well their difpofitions
thinke it fitte to enjoine,2°° leaft to counfell thofe of the Colony, neither
utterly to reje6le them nor yet to drawe them to come in. But in cafe

'SiNoe, McDonald. 'S^Englidie, Bancroft. ^^Aff'- , McDonald. i84further, McDonald. I85f„ch,
McDonald. i*«Idler5, McDonald, i^'fliall be, McDonald, i^'and, Bancroft. ' i^'As the McDonald
copy has & in every inftance where the other two have and, the reader will bear this in mind and it will
not be again repeated, '"forfaite, McDonald, ''^faults are, McDonald, "^fees, McDonald. i'^Qov-
er"', McDonald; Govern'' , Bancroft. 's4Qover""', McDonald; Govern"' , Bancroft. '"^Iwaies, Mc-
Donald ; always, Bancroft, '^^oi, McDonald, '^'inftruffions, McDonald and Bancroft, ''^among, Mc-
Donald, '^know, McDonald. 2<*at inferted by Bancroft.

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they will of themfelves come voluntarily to places well peopled, there
to doe fervice in killing of Deere, fifliing-, beatting of Corne and other
workes, that then five or fix may be admitted into every fuch place,
and no more, and that w* the confente^"' of the Governour. Pro-
vided that good^o- guarde-°3 in the night be kept upon them, for gene-
rally (though fome amongfl many may proove^°4 good) they are a moft
trecherous people and quickly gone when they have done a villany.
And it were fitt-°5 -a houfewe builte for them to lodge in aparte^o^ by
themfelves, and lone inhabitants by no meanest"? to entertaine them.

Be it enabled by this prefent affembly that for laying a surer foun-
dation of the converfion of the Indians to Chriftian Religion, cache
towne, citty, Borrough, and particular plantadon do obtaine unto them-
felves by juft means a certaine number of the natives' children to be
educated by them in true religion and civile courfe of life — of w"^'' chil-
dren the moft towardly boyes in witt & graces of nature to be brought
up by them in the firft elements of litterature, fo-°s to be fitted for the
Colledge intended for them that from thence they may be fente^°9 to
that worke of converfion.

As touching the bufines of planting corne this prefent Affembly
doth ordaine that yeare by yeare all & every houfeholder and houfe-
holders have in flore for every fervant he or they fhall keep, and alfo
for his or their owne perfons, whether they have any Servants or no,
one fpare barrell of corne, to be delivered out yearly, either upon fale
or exchange as need fhall require. For the negle6le-'° of w'^'^ duty he
fhalbe^" fubje(5le to the cenfure of the Govern''-'^ and Counfell of Ef-
tate. Provided alwayes that the firft yeare of every newe man this
lawe fhall not be of ^'3 force.

About the plantation of Mulbery trees, be it enafted that every
man as he is featted^H upon his divifion, doe for feven yeares together,
every yeare plante and maintaine in growte^'5 fix^'^ Mulberry trees at
the leaft,2'7 and as many more as he fhall thinke conveniente and as his
virtue^'^ & Industry fhall move him to plante, and that all fuche perfons
as fhall negle6le the yearly planting and maintaining of that fmall pro-
portion fhalbe^'S fubjedle to the cenfure of the Governour & the Coun-
fell of Eftate.

Be it farther^^o ena6led as concerning Silke-flaxe, that thofe men
that are upon their divifion or fetled-^' habitation doe this next ^^^
yeare plante & dresse 100 plantes, w*^^ being founde a comedity, "3
may farther be increafed. And whosoever do faill in the performance
of this fhalbe^-^ fubjeft to this punifhment of the Governour^^S &
Counsell of Eftate.

2«%ith confente, McDonald, ^ojgoode, Bancroft. 20Sg^,ard, McDonald, ^prove, McDonald. M^fitte,
Bancroft, ^oe^p^rt, McDonald. ™'means, Bancroft, ^^as, inferted by Bancroft, ^""fent, McDonald.
™neglec1, McDonald, -"(hall be, McDonald. 2i2Governour, McDonald and Bancroft. ^Uin^ McDon-
ald, ''"feated, McDonald. ^iSgrowth, McDonald, ^'^(ixe, McDonald and Bancroft, ^njeafie, McDon-
ald and Bancroft. ^iSvertue, McDonald. 2i9(y,aii be, McDonald, ^'"further, McDonald. 22ifettled, Mc-
Donald. 2» next, McDonald. 223comodity, McDonald and Bancroft, ^aijhall be, McDonald. ^kGov-
er"", McDonald,

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For hempe also both Englifhe & Indian, and for Englifhe^^s flax
& Annifeeds, we do^^? require and enjoine all houfeholders of this Col-
ony that have any of those seeds^-^ to make tryal thereofe the nexte
feason.

Moreover be it ena6led by this present Affembly, that every houfe-
holder doe yearly plante and maintaine ten vines untill they have at-
tained to the art and experience of dressing a Vineyard either by their
owne induftry or by the Instru6lion of feme Vigneron. And that upon
what penalty foever the Governo''^^9 and Counfell of Eftate fhall thinke
fitt to impofe upon the neglefters of this a61:e.

Be it alfo enabled that all neceflary tradefmen, or fo^Jo many as
need fhall require, suche^3i as are come over fmce the departure of Sir
Thomas Dale, or that fhall hereafter come, fhall worke at their trades
for any other man, each-32 one being payde according to the quality ^33
of his trade and worke, to be eftimated, if he fhall not be contented,
by the Governo"^ and officers of the place where he worketh.

Be it further ordained by this General Affembly, and we doe by
thefe prefents enafte, that all contra(5les^34 made in England between
the owners of lande and their Tenants and Servantes w'^*' they fhall
fende-35 hither, may be caufed to be duely^j^ performed, and that the
offenders be punifhed as the Governour-37 and Counfell of Eftate fhall
thinke just and convenient.

Be it eftablifhed alfo by this prefent Affembly that no crafty or
advantagious means be fuffered to be putt in praftife for the inticing
awaye the Tenants or^ss Servants of any particular plantation from the
place where they are seatted. And that it fhalbe239 the duty of the
Governo''^4o & Counfell of Eftate moft feverely to punifhe both the fe-
ducers and the feduced, and to returne-^i thefe latter into their former
places.

Be it further enafted that the orders for the Magazin^^z lately
made be exadlly kepte, and that the Magazin be preferved from
wrong^43 and fmifler praftifes, and that according to the orders of
courte in Englande244 all Tobacco and faffafras be brought245 by the
Planters to the Cape marchant till fuche time as all the goods^^s nowe
or heretofore fent for the Magazin be taken off their handes at the
prices agreed on. That by this meanes-47 the fome-48 going for Eng-
lande^49 with^so one hande, the price thereof may be uphelde^S' the bet-
ter. And to the ende that all the whole Colony may take notice of the
laft order of Courte made in Englande and all thofe whdm it concern-
eth may knowe^S^ howe^ss to obferve it, we254 holde it fitt to publifhe it

z'sEnglifh, Bancroft, ^^'wee doe, McDonald, '^^feedes, Bancroft. ^^Govemour, McDonald and
Bancroft. '^iot, McDonald. ™WKh, Bancroft. 232eache, McDonald and Bancroft. »qualitye, Ban
croft. 234contra(as, McDonald, 'ssfend, McDonald. ^'Muly, McDonald. ^svGover""- , McDonald
'''"S, McDonald, ^-"fliall be, McDonald. ^^"Gover'"' , McDonald ; Governoiu', Bancroft, '^^'return,
Bancroft. ^*'^magazine, McDonald. ^^■''wronge, McDonald. ^'"England, McDonald. ^'^Sasfafras
brought, McDonald ; to be brought, Bancroft. ^**goodes, Bancroft. ''''means, Bancroft, ^♦'fame,
McDonald and Bancroft. ^''England, McDonald. ^sojnto^ McDonald and Bancroft, ^^'upheld
Bancroft. »^^know, McDonald, ^^sjjo^y^ McDonald, ''^^tt, McDonald.

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here for a lawe^ss among the reft of our lawes. ' The w* ^56 order is
as followeth:

Upon the 26^57 of October, 1618, it was ordered that the Maga-
zin^sS fhould continue during-59 the terme formerly prefixed, and that
certaine^^° abufes now complained of fhould be reformed, and that for
preventing of all Impofitions fave the allowance of 25 in the hundred
proffitt, the Governo'-'^' fliall have an invoice as well as the Cape Mar-
chant, that if any abuse in the fale of the^^- goods be offered, wee, ^^3
upon Intelligence and due examination thereof, fhall fee it correctede.
And for the incouragement264 of particular hundreds, as Smythe's hun-
dred, Martin's hundred, Lawnes' hundred, and the like, it is agreed that
what comodities are reaped upon anie of thefe General'^5 Colonies, it
fhalbe lawefull for them to returne the fame to their owne adventurers.
Provided that the fame^^^ comodity be of their owne growing, w'''out
trading w"^ any other, in one entyre lumpe and not difperfed, and that
at the determination of the jointe ftocke, the goods then remaining in
the Magazin-^7 flialbe-^^ bought by the faid particular Colonies before
any other goods w'^'^ fhall be fente by private men. And it was more-
over ordered that if the lady la warre, the Lady Dale, Captain Bar-
grave and the reft, would unite themfelves into a fettled-69 Colony they
might be capable of the same priviledges that are graunted to any of
the forefaid hundreds. Hitherto the order.

All27° the general Affembly by voices concluded not only the ac-
ceptance and obfervation of this order, but of tfie Inftruction alfo to
Sir George Yeardley next preceding the fame. Provided firft, that the
Cape Marchant do^7' accepte of the Tobacco of all and everie the
Planters here in Virginia, either for Goods or upon billes of Exchange
at three Hiillings the pounde the befte, and i8d the fecond sorte. Pro-
vided alfo that the billes be only payde in Englande. Provided, in the
third place, that if any other befides the Magazin^?^ have at any time
any neceffary comodity w*^*^ the Magazine doth wante, it ftiall and may
be lawfull for any of the Colony to buye^^s the faid neceffary comodity
of the faid party, but upon the termes of the Magazin274 viz: allowing
no more gaine then 25 in the hundred, and that with the leave of the
Governour. Provided laftely,-75 that it may be lawfull-7^ for the Gov-
ern''277 to give leave to any Mariner, or any other perfon, that fhall
have any fuche neceffary comodity wanting to the Magazin278 to carrie
home for England so muche^79 Tobacco or other naturall comodities of
the Country^So as his Customers fhall pay him for the faid neceffary
comodity or comodities. And to the ende we may not only persuade

2»5Law, McDonald. ^oS^yhicJ,, McDonald. ^'26th, McDonald and Bancroft. ^ssMagazine, McDon-
ald. 259duringe, McDonald. ^^certain, Bancroft. '^^iGovemour, McDonald and Bancroft, ^^t^e,
omitted by McDonald. 263^ee, McDonald, Bancroft, ^^encouragement, McDonald, "^feyerall, Mc-
Donald; feveral, B.ancroft; this word evidently the proper one. *«faid, McDonald, Bancroft, '^^imaga-
zine, McDonald. 2<»lhall be, McDonald, ^ssfetled, Bancroft. "oAnd, Bancroft, "ijoe, McDonald,
^''^magazine, McDonald. "Sbuy^ McDonald, "i^iag^^ine^ McDonald, ^lastly, McDonald, ^lawful,
McDonald. "7Governour, McDonald and Bancroft. ™As this word is fpelt by McDonald in every in-
ftance with the final e this note will not be repeated, ^ig^uch, McDonald, ^socountrey, McDonald.

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and incite men, but Inforce them alfo thoroughly and loyally to aire
their Tobacco before they bring it to the Magazine,^^' be it enacted,
and by these presents we doe enacte, that if upon the Judgement of
power sufficient even of any incorporation where the Magazine-^- shall
refide, (having first taken their oaths to give true fentence, twoe where-
of to be chofen by the Cape Marchant and twoe by the Incorporation,)
any Tobacco whatfoever fliall not proove2^3 vendible at the fecond
price, that it fhall there imediately be burnt before the owner's face.
Hitherto fuche lawes as were drawen out of the Instructions.

Tuesday, Aug. 3,^84 161 9.

This morning a thirde^^S forte of lawes (fuche as might proceed
out of every man's private conceipt-^^ ) were . read and referred by
halves to the fame comitties-^7 w'^'^ were from the beginning.

This done, Captaine^^s William Powell prefented to the Affembly
a petition to have juflice againft a lewde-^9 and trecherous servante of
his who by falfe accufation given up in writing to the Governo''^9°
fought not onely to gett-91 him depofed from his government of James
citty and utterly (according to the Proclamation) to be degraded from
the place and title of a Captaine, but to take his life from him also.
And fo out of the faid Petition fprang this order following:

Captaine Williaip Powell prefented a Petition to the generall ^9^
Affembly againft:-93 one Thomas Garnett, a servant of his, not onely
for extreame neglect of his bufmeff to the great loff ^94 and prejudice
of the faid Captaine, and for openly and impudently abufmg his house,
in fight both of Mafter and Miftreffe, through wantonnes295 w* a
woman fervant of theirs, a widdowe, but alfo for falsely accufing him
to the Governo'296 both of Drunkenes &297 Thefte, and befides for
bringing all-98 his fellow fervants to teftifie299 on his side, wherein they
juflly failled3°° him. It was thought fitt by the general affembly (the
Governour himfelfe3°' giving fentence), that he fhould ftand3°2 fower
dayes with his eares nayled to the Pillory, viz: Wednesday, Aug. 4*,
and fo likewife Thurfday, fryday and Satturday3°3 next following, and
every of thofe fower dayes fhould be publiquely whipped. Now, as
touching the negletle of his worke, what fatisfaftion ought to be made
to his M'' for that is referred to the Governour and Counfell of Eftate.

The fame morning the lawes abovewritten, drawen out of the in-
ftruftions, were read, and one by one thoroughly examined, and then
paffed once again304 the general3°5 confente of the whole Affembly.

28iMagazin, Bancroft. 282^10,^ ^q, sWprove, Bancroft. ^Mjrd, Bancroft, ^ssthjrd, Bancroft. 286con-
ceipte, McDonald and Bancroft, ^s-comitties, Bancroft. 288Capt., Bancroft, ^s^'lewd, McDonald. ^soGov-
ernour, McDonald and Bancroft. ^Mg^t McDonald. "-General, McDonald. ^aSagsi _ McDonald. 294ioffe,
McDonald and Bancroft, ^ss^yantonnes, McDonald; wantonnefs, Bancroft. '^^Governour, McDonald and
Bancroft. ''•"McDonald omits the &; Bancroft, nor and. ^ssj^jcDonald omits the all. ''"'certifie, Ban-
croft, ^failed, McDonald, Bancroft. ™'himfelf, McDonald, ^"^fiande, McDonald, Bancroft. ="»Satur-
day, Bancroft, ^"againe, McDonald, Bancroft. ^oiggngf^H^ McDonald, Bancroft.

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This afternoon the committies brought in a reporte, what they had
done as concerning the third forte of lawes, the difcuffing whereof
fpente the refidue of that daye. Excepte onely the confideration of a
petition of M'" John Rolfes againfte Captaine John Martine3°6 for wri-
ting a letter to him wherein (as M'' Rolfe alledgeth) he taxeth him both
unfeemly3°7 and amiffe of certaine thinges3oS wherein he was never
faulty, and befides, cafteth fome afperfion upon the prefent government,
w* is the mofl temperate and jufte3°9 that ever was in this country, too
milde, indeed, for many of3'° this Colony, whom unwoonted3'" liberty
hath made infolente and not to knowe3'2 themfelves. This Pedtion of
M'' Rolfes' was thought fitt to be referred to the Counfell of State.

Wedensday, Aug. 4*,

This daye (by reafon of extream heat, both pafte and likely to en-
fue, and by that meanes of the alteration of the healthes of diverfe of
the general Affembly) the Governour, who3'3 himfelfe alfo3H was not
well, refolved fhould be the laft of this firft feffion; fo in the morning
the Speaker (as he was required by the Affembly) redd over all the
lawes and orders that had formerly paffed the houfe, to give the fame
yett one reviewe3i5 more, and to fee whether there were any thing to
be amended or that might be excepted againfte. This being done, the
third forte of lawes w'^^ I am nowe coming3'6 to fg)-); clowne, were read
over throughly3i7 difcuffed, w'^'', together w''^ the former, did now paffe
the lafle and finall confente of the Generals'^ Affembly.

A third forte of lawes, fuche as may3'9 iffue out of
every man's privateS^o conceipte.

It fhalbe free for every man to trade w*the Indians, fervants onely
excepted, upon paine of whipping, unlefs the M'' will3-' redeeme it off
w* the payment of an Angell, one-fourth parte whereofe to go322 to
the Provofl Marihall, one fourth parte to the difcoverer, and the other
moyty to the publique ufes of the Incorporation. 3-3

That no man cloe324 fell or give any of the greatter howes to the
Indians, or any Englifhe dog of quality, as a maftive,326 greyhound,
bloodhounde, lande or water fpaniel, or any other dog or bitche what-
foever, of the Englifhe race, upon paine of forfaidng s'^ 327 sterling to
the publique ufes of the Incorporation where he dwelleth.

That no man do fell or give any Indians any piece fhott or poulder,
or any other armes, offenfive or defenfive, upon paine of being held a

^"^Mai-tin, McDonald, '"'unfeemingly, Bancroft, '""things, McDonald, Bancroft. 5<«iull, McDonald.
™in, McDonald, '"unwonted, McDonald. 'i%now, McDonald, '"who, omitted by McDonald. "Hvho,
inferted by McDonald, "^review, McDonald, "^cominge, McDonald. '"thoroughly, McDonald.
"Sgenerall, McDonald, '"maye, Bancroft. '™privat, McDonald, Bancroft, '^'will, omitted l)y McDon-
ald. '-2goe, McDonald, '^.i^yhere he dwelleth, added in McDonald copy, '^-"do, McDonald, Bancroft.
'25Engli{h, McDonald. '^Smaftiffe, McDonald. 2275b ^ McDonald ; ;f 5, Bancroft,

4

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Tray tour to the Colony, and of being hanged as foon as the facte 328
is proved, w*out all redemption. 329

That no man may go above twenty miles from his dwelling-place,
nor upon any voiage whatfoever fhalbe abfent from thence for the fpace
of feven dayes together w*out firft having made the Governo"^ 33° or
comaunder of the fame place acquainted therw*, 331 upon paine332 of
paying twenty fhillinges333 to the publique ufes of the fame Incorpora-
tion where the party delinquent dwelleth.

That noe man fhall purpofely goe to any Indian townes, habita-
tions or places of refort334 w*out leave from the Governo'^ 335 or com^
aunder336 Qf ^h^t place where he liveth, upon paine of paying 40^ to
publique ufes as aforefaid.

That no man living in this Colony, but fhall between this and the
firft of Januar)/ nexte enfuing come or fende to the Secretary of Ef-
tate 337 to enter his own and all his fervants' names, and for what terme
or upon what conditions they are to ferve, upon penalty of paying 40^ to
the (aid Secretary of Eftate.338 Alfo, whatfoever M" or people doe339
come over to this plantation that within34o one month of their arrivall
(notice being firft given them of this very lawe) they fhall likewife re-
forte to the Secretary of Eftate34i and fhall certifie him upon what
termes or conditions they be come hither, to the ende that he may re-
corde their grauntes and comiffions, and for how long time and upon
what conditions342 their fervants (in cafe they have any) are to ferve
them, and that upon paine of the penalty nexte above mentioned.

All Minifters in the Colony fhall once a year, namely, in the moneth
of Marche, bring to the Secretary of Eftate a true account of all Chrift-
enings, burials and marriages, upon paine, if they faill, to be cenfured for
their negligence by the Governo'' 343 and Counfell344 of Eftate; like-
wife, where there be no minifters, that the comanders of the place doe
fupply the fame duty.

No man, w^out leave of the Governo'' , fhall kill any Neatt
cattle whatfoever, young or olde, efpecially kine, Heyfurs or cow-calves,
and fhalbe345 carefull to preferve their fteeres346 and oxen, and to bring
them to the plough and fuch profitable ufes, and w*out having obtained
leave as aforefaid, fhall not kill them, upon penalty of forfaiting the
value of the beaft fo killed.

Whofoever fhall take any of his neighbours' boates, oares, or
canoas w*out leave from the owner fhalbe held34S a.nd efteemed as a
felon and fo proceeded againfte;349 tho35° hee that fhall take away by vio-
lence or ftelth any canoas or other thinges from the Indians fhall make

'■■iSFact, McDonald. ^^'In the McDonald copy this and the paragraph next preceding are transposed
""Governour, McDonald, Bancroft, '^'therewith, McDonald, Bancroft, ''^penalty, McDonald, ^^'fhil
lings, Bancroft, ^''reforte, McDonald, Bancroft. ^^"Gover""' , McDonald ; Governour, Bancroft, ''^com
ander, McDonald; comand' , Bancroft. '^'State, McDonald. ^^^State, McDonald, ^'''■'do., Bancroft
swyvthi,,^ McDonald. ^"State, McDonald. '"In the McDonald copy, from the word conditions, in the
third line above, to this point are omitted. '"Governour, McDonald, Bancroft. '"Comicill, McDonald
3*5fhall be, McDonald, Bancroft, '"steers, McDonald, '*%elde, McDonald, Bancroft, 'i^againft, Mc
Donald, Bancroft, 's^alfo McDonald, Bancroft.

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valuable reftitution to the faid Indians, and fhall forfaift, if he be a free-
holder, five pound; if a fervant, 40^ , or endure a whipping; and any-
thing under the value of 13'! 35' fhall be accounted Petty larceny.

All miniflers fhall duely read divine fervice, and exercise their
minifterial funftion according to the Ecclefiaftical lawes and orders of
the churche352 of Englande, and every Sunday in the afternoon353 fliall
Catechize fuche as are not yet ripe to come to the Com. 354 And who-
foever of them fhalbe355 found negligent or faulty in this kinde fhalbe
fubje6l to the cenfure of the Govern'' and Counfell of Eftate.

The Minifters and Churchwardens fhall feeke to prefente356 all un-
godly diforders, the comitters wherofe357 if, upon goode^sS admonitions
and milde reprooff,359 they will not forbeare the faid fkanclalous of-
fenfes,36o as fufpicions of whordomes,36i difhoneft company keeping with
weomen and fuche3^- like, they are to be prefented and punifhed ac-
cordingly.

If any perfon after two warnings, doe3^3 not amende364 his or her
life in point3'^5 of evident fufpicion of Incontincy366 or of the comiffion367
of any other enormous fmnes,36S that then he or fhee be prefented
by the Churchwardens and fufpended for a time from the churche by
the minifter. In w=^ Interim if the fame perfon dos^g not amende and
humbly fubmlt37° him or herfelfe to the churche, he is then fully to be
excomunicate and foon after a writt or warrant to be fent37i from the
Govern'' 37^ for the apprehending of his perfon ande feizing on373 all his
goods. Provided alwayes, that all the minifters doe meet374 once a
quarter, namely, at the feaft of S' Michael the Arkangell, of the na-
tivity of our faviour, of the Annuntiation of the bleffed Virgine, and
about midfomer, at375 James citty or any other place where the Gov-
erno'' 376 fh^ll refide, to determine whom it is fitt to excomunicate, and
that they firft prefente their opinion to the Governo'' 377 ere they pro-
ceed to the acte of excomunication.

For reformation of fwearing, every freeman and M'' of a family
after thrife admonition fliall give 5s or the value upon prefent378 de-
maunde, to the ufe of the church where he dwelleth; and every fervant
after the like admonition, excepte his M'' difchardge379 the fine, fhalbe
fubjed to whipping. Provided, that the payment of the fine notw*-
ftanding, the faid fervant fiiall acknowledge his faulte publiquely in the
Churche.

No man whatfoever, coming by water from above, as from Hen-
rico, Charles citty, or any place from the weftwarde of James citty, and

S5'i3 ob., McDonald. 352Church, McDonald, ^ss^aftemoone, McDonald, '"comunion, McDonald
Bancroft, ^ssfhall be, McDonald. «56prevente, McDonald, '^'whereof, McDonald, Bancroft, sssgood
McDonald, Bancroft. 3o9reproofe, McDonald. ^"I'offences, McDonald, ^"whoredoms, McDonald,
S62fuch McDonald, ^esjo., Bancroft, seiamend, Bancroft. 365poi„te, McDonald, secincontinency, Mc-
Donald, Bancroft. 3G7(-ommiflion, McDonald. »«8r„ines, Bancroft, -^doe, McDonald. "»fubmitt, Mc.
Donald, Bancroft, ^nfente, McDonald, Bancroft. snGovernour, Bancroft. 373McDonald omits on
='*meete, McDonald. ^'^''•s.Vi., McDonald. 'WGover", McDonald ; Governour, Bancroft. "TGovemour,
McDonald, Bancroft. 378prefente, McDonald. 379(jifcharge, McDonald.

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being bound for Kiccowtan.jSo or any other parte on this fide,3Si the
fame fhall prefume to pafs by, either by day or by night, w*out touching
firfte here at James citty to knowe^^^ whether the Governo'' 3^3 will com-
ande him any fervice. And the like fhall they performe that come from
Kicawtan384 ward, or from any place between this and that, to go up-
warde, upon paine of forfaiting ten pound fterling a time to the Gov-
ern'' 385. Provided, that if a fervant having had inftru6lions from his
Mafter to obferve this lawe,3S6 ^^^^ notw'^ftanding, tranfgreffe the fame,
that then the faid387 fervant fhalbe punifhed at the Govern'''^ difcretion;
otherwife, that the mafter himfelfe fhall undergo the forefaid penalty.

No man fhall trade3SS into the baye, either in fhallop, pinnace, or
fhip, w*out the Govern^'^jSg Hcenfe, and w*out putting in fecurity that
neither himfelf nor his Company fhall force or wrong the Indians, upon
paine that, doing otherwife, they fhalbe cenfured at their returne by the
Govern°'' 390 and Counfell39i of Eflate.

All perfons whatfoever upon the Sabaoth daye392 fhall frequente
divine fervice and fermons both forenoon and afternoon, and all fuche
as beare armes fhall bring393 their pieces, fwordes, poulder and fhotte.
And every one that fhall tranfgreffe this lawe fhall forfaicte394 three fhil-
linges395 a time to the ufe of the churche, all lawful and neceffary im-
pediments excepted. But if a fervant in this cafe fhall wilfully negle6le
his M'''^ comande he fhall fuffer bodily punifhmente.

No maide or woman fervant, either now refident in the Colonic or
hereafter to come, fhall contraft herfelfe in marriage w*out either the
confente of her parents, or of her M"" or M"^ or of the magiftrat396
and minifler of the place both together. And whatfoever minifter
fhall marry or contrafte any fuche perfons w*out fome of the forefaid
confentes flialbe397 fubjefte to the fevere cenfure of the Govern"^ 398
and Counfell399 of Eftate.

Be it enafted by this4°o prefent affembly that whatfoever fervant
hath heretofore or fhall hereafter contrafte himfelfe in England, either
by way of Indenture or otherwife, to ferve any Mafter here in Virginia
and fhall afterward, againft^oi his faid former contra6le, depart from
his M"" w*out leave, or, being once imbarked, fhall abandon the fhip
he is appointed to come in, and fo, being lefte behinde, fliall putt4°- him-
felfe into the fervice of any other man that will bring him hither, that
then at the fame fervant's arrival here, he fhall firft ferve out his time
with that M"^ that brought him hither and afterward alfo fhall ferve out
his time4°3 w'^^ his former M"" according to his covenant.
Here ende the lawes.

''"Kicowtan, Bancroft. sBigf^ inferted by McDonald. ^*-know, McDonald. ^ssGovemour, McDon-
ald, Bancroft. ^"Kiccowtan, McDonald, Bancroft. ^^Govemor, McDonald, Bancroft. ^'^McDonald
reads, obferve his fervice. ^*'s'i , McDonald. '**fliall have trade, Bancroft. '^'Govemour's, McDonald,
Bancroft. 'soQoveniour, McDonald ; Gov'" , Bancroft. ^siConngeU^ McDonald, ^^zjays, McDonald,
Bancroft. '»^bringe, McDonald. ^^Hoviaict, Bancroft. '^^fliiUings, Bancroft. ^Wmagistrate, McDonald.
39'(hall be, McDonald, Bancroft. ^^^Go-ier''^ McDonald; Gov' , Bancroft. 399Council, McDonald,
""the, McDonald, "'ag", McDonald, "^put, McDonald, Bancroft. "'^McDonald omits the words,
with that M' that brought him hither and aftei-wards alfo (hall ferve out his time.

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All thefe lawes being thus concluded and confented to as afore-
faide404 Captaine Henry Spellman4os was called to the barre to anfwere
to certaine mifdemeano''^ layde to his chardge by Robert Poole, inter-
pretour, upon his oath (whofe examination the Governo'' fente into
England in the Profperus), of w^^^ accufations of Poole fome he ac-
knowledged for true, but the greatteft+os part he denyed. Whereupon
the General407 Affembly, having throughly heard and confidered his
fpeaches, did conflitute this order following againfl him:

Aug. 4*, 1 61 9.

This day Captaine Henry Spelman4o8 was convented before the
General Affembly and was examined by a relation upon oath of one
Robert Poole, Interpreter, what conference had paffed between the
faid Spelman4°9 and Opochancano at Poole's meeting with him in
Opochancano's courte. Poole chardgeth him he fpake very unrev-
erently and malicioufly againft4'o j-i-ifg prefent Govern'' ,4" wherby the
honour and dignity of his place and perfon, and fo of the whole Colonie,
might be brought into contempte, by w'=^' meanes what mifchiefs might
enfue from the Indians by difturbance of the peace or otherwife, may
eafily be conjectured. Some thinges of this relation Spelman confeffed,
but the mofl parte he denyed, excepte onely one matter of importance,
& that was that he hade informed Opochancano that w'^'in a yeare
there would come a Governo'' 412 greatter then4i3 this that nowe is in
place. By w<=^ and by other reportes it feemeth he hath alienated the
minde of Opochancano from this prefent Governour, and brought him
in much difefteem, both w* Opochancano4'4 and the Indians, and the
whole Colony in danger of their flippery defignes.

The general affembly upon Poole's teftimony onely not willing to
putt Spelman to the rigour and extremity of the lawe, w*^*" might, per-
haps both fpeedily and defervedly, have taken his life from him (upon
the witnefs4'5 of one whom he muche excepted againft) were pleafed,
for the prefent, to cenfure him rather out of that his confeffion above
written then4"6 out of any other prooffe. Several and fharpe punifh-
ments were pronounced againfl4i7 him by diverfe of the Affembly, But
in fine the whole courfe4'S ]-,y voices united did encline to the moft fa-
vourable, w'^i' was that for this mifdemeanour4'9 he fhould firft be de-
graded of his title of Captaine,42o at the head of the troupe, and fhould
be condemned to performe feven yeares fervice to the Colony in the
nature of Interpreter to the Governour.

This fentence being read to Spelman he, as one that had in him
more of the Savage then of the Chriflian, muttered certaine wordes to

*»«Aforefaid, Bancroft. *<KSpelmaii, McDonald. "«greateft, McDonald. «'gen' , Bancroft. ^^Spell-
man, Bancroft. ''"'Spellman, Bancroft, ^'^ag", McDonald. "'Governour, Bancroft. *''Governour,
McDonald, Bancroft. <'''than, McDonald, Bancroft. '"Opochancanos, McDonald, "'witnes, McDon-
ald, Bancroft. "«tlian, Bancroft. *i'ag«' , McDonald. *'*courte, McDonald, Bancroft, "'mifdemeanor,
McDonald ; mifdemean' , Bancroft. **Capt., McDonald.

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himfelfe neither fhewing any remorfe for his offences, nor yet any
thankfulnefs to the Affembly for theire fofavourable cenfure, w^^^^ he at
one time or another (God's grace not wholly abandoning him) might
w* fome one fervice have been able to have redeemed.*

This day alfo did the Inhabitants of Pafpaheigh, alias Argall's
towne, prefent a petition to the general affembly to give them an abfo-
lute difchardge from certaine bondes wherin they ftand bound to Cap-
tain Samuell Argall for the paym' of 600^ ,4^" and to Captain William
Powell, at Captaine Argall's appointment, for the paym' of 50*^422
more. To Captaine Argall for 1 5 fkore acres of wooddy ground, called
by the name of Argars423 towne or Pafpaheigh; to Captaine Powell in
refpe6l of his paines in clearing the grounde and building the houfes,
for w'^'^ Captaine424 Argal ought to have given him fatisfaftion. Nowe,425
the general affembly being doubtful whether they have any power and
authority to difchardge the faid bondes, doe by thefe prefents426 (at the
Inftance of the faid Inhabitants427 of Pafpaheighs, alias Martin's hun-
dred people) become moft humble futours to the Trefurer, Counfell and
Company in England that they wilbe428 pleafed to gett the faid bondes
for 600*^429 to be cancelled ; forasmuche as in their great comiffion they
have expreffly and by name appointed that place of Pafpaheigh for
parte of the Governo'''*43o lande. And wheras Captain43i William
Powell is payde432 his 50*^ w*^'' Captaine433 Argall enjoined the faide In-
habitantes to prefente him with, as parte434 of the bargaine, the general
affembly, at their intreaty, do become futours on their behalfe, that
Captaine Argall, by the Counfell & Company in England, may be com-
pelled either to reftore the faid 50*^435 from thence, orelfe that reftitu-
tion therof be made here out of the goods of the faid Captaine Argall.

The laft afte of the Generall Affembly was a contribution to
gratifie their officers, as followeth:-j-

AuG. 4'^', 1 619.

It is fully agreed at this generall436 Affembly that in regarde of the
great437 paines and labour of the438 Speaker of this Affembly (who not
onely439 firft formed the fame Affembly and to their great eafe & expedi-
tion reduced all matters to be treatted of into a ready method, but alfo his
indifpofition notw'^^ Handing wrote or dilated all orders and other ex-
pedients and is yet44o to write feverall bookes for all the Generall44i

* This paragraph appears only in the McDonald copy, and in that it has two rows of lines at right
angles to each other and diagonally across it, as if to indicate that this portion of the record was con-
sidered as being improperly made or, perhaps, was not official.

f This paragraph is in the McDonald and Bancroft copies but not in De Jamette's.

"I600", McDonald; /6o, Bancroft, "^^oii , McDonald; £so, Bancroft. ^^sArgall's, McDonald.
«*Capt., Bancroft. ^^o^ow, McDonald. *26prefentes, McDonald, Bancroft. "'Inhabit", Bancroft.
««will be, McDonald, Bancroft. *'^6oo^'- , McDonald; ;^6o, Bancroft. "OGovemours, McDonald, Ban-
croft. "'Captaine, McDonald, Bancroft, "^paide, Bancroft. ^^Capt., Bancroft, "'part, Bancroft.
"550", McDonald; .^50, Bancroft, "^general, McDonald. «'greate, Bancroft. *^this, McDonald.
"9only, McDonald, ■^"^ett, Bancroft. **ifeverall, McDonald, Bancroft.

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Incorporations and plantations both of the great charter, and of all the
lawes) and likewife in refpefte of the dilligenceof the Gierke and fergeant,
officers thereto belonging. That every man and manfervant of above 1 6
yeares of age fhall pay into the handes and Cuftody of the Burgeffes
of every Incorporation and plantation one pound of the beft Tobacco,
to be diftributed to the Speaker and likewife to the Gierke and far-
geant of the Affembly, according to their degrees and rankes, the whole
bulke whereof to be delivered into the Speaker's handes, to be divided
accordingly. And in regarde442 the Provoft Marfhall of James citty
hath alfo given fome attendance upon the faid Generall Affembly, he is
alfo to have a fhare out of the fame. And this is to begin to be gath-
ered the 24* of February nexte.

In conclufion, the whole Affembly comaunded443 the Speaker (as
nowe he doth) to prefent their humble excufe to the Treafurer444 Goun-
fell & Gompany in England for being conflrained by the intemperature
of the weather and the falling fick of diverfe of the Burgeffes to breake
up fo abruptly — before they had fo much as putt their lawes to the in-
groffmg. This they wholly comited to445 the fidelity of their fpeaker,
who therin446 (his confcience telles him) hath done the parte447 of an
honeft man, otherwife he would be eafily founde-^s out by the Burgeffes
themfelves, who w* all expedition are to have fo many bookes of the
fame lawes as there be both Incorporations and Plantations in the
Golony.

In the feconde place, the Affembly doth moft humbly crave pardon
that in fo fhorte449 a fpace they could bring their matter to no+5o more
perfe6lion, being for the prefent enforced to fende home titles rather then
lawes, Propofitions rather then refolutions, Attemptes then Acchieve-
ments, hopingtheir courtefy will accepte our poore indevour, and their
wifedome walbe45i ready to fupporte the weaknes of this litde flocke.

Thirdly, the General Affembly doth humbly befeech452 the faid
Treafurer,453 Gounfell & Gompany, that albeit it belongeth to them
onely to allowe or to abrogate any lawes w*^'' we fhall here make,454 and
that it is their right fo to doe,455 yet that it would please them not to take
it in ill parte if thefe lawes w'^'^ we have nowe brought to light, do paffe
currant456 & be of force till fuche time as we457 may knowe their farther
pleafure out of Englande: for otherwife this people (who nowe at
length have gotte45S the raines459 of former fervitude into their owne
fwindge) would in fhorte time growe fo infolent, as they would fliake
off all government, and there would be no living among them.

Their laft humble fuite is,46o that the faid Gounfell & Gompany
would be pleafed, so foon as they fhall finde46i jt convenient, to make

"^regard to, McDonald; regard, Bancroft, •^"comanded, McDonald, Bancroft. '"Trefurer, McDon-
ald, Bancroft. "»in, Bancroft. *«therein, McDonald, ""part, McDonald. ■^"Hvoulde eafily be found,
McDonald; would eafily be founde, Bancroft. -"'Iliort, McDonald. *^\\o, omitted by McDonald. ^^Hvill
be, McDonald, Bancroft. «2befeeche, McDonald. ■^^Xrefurer, McDonald, ■'s+inaae, McDonald, B.an-
croft. «»righte foe to do, McDonald ; right fo to doe, Bancroft, recurrent, Bancroft. ■«'wee, McDonald,
«8gott, McDonald ; got, Bancroft. «i>reiries, McDonald; raines, Bancroft, ^isuit, McDonald. «'find,
McDonald.

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good their promife fett downe^^^ at the conclufion of their comiffion for
eftablifhing the CounfeH^a of Eftate & the General4-^4 Affembly, namely,
that they will give us power to allowe or difallowe of their orders of
Courte, as his Ma'y 4^5 hath given them power to allowe or to rejecil^^s
our lawes.

In fume Sir George Yeardley, the Governo'' 4^7 prorogued the faid
GeneraH^s Affembly till the firfle of Marche, which is to fall out this
prefent yeare of 1619, and in the mean feafon diffolved the fame.

I certify that the foregoing is a true and
authentic copy taken from the volume
above named.

JOHN McDONAGH,

Record Agent.
July 14th, 1871.

The McDonald copy has the following after Finis:

(in Dorfo.)
1619.

The proceedings of the firfl Affembly of Virginia. July 161 9.
True Copy,

AUGUSTUS AUSTEN BURT.

<^Mown, McDonald. "^Counfell, McDonald, Bancroft. ^^iGenerall, McDonald. ^^^Majefty, Mc-
Donald; Ma'y, Bancroft, ■'^^rejecle, McDonald, Bancroft. "'Gover" , McDonald; Governour, Ban-
croft. ^'^Generall, McDonald.

LISTS

LiviNGE & THE Dead in Virginia

February i6, 1623.

EDITORS' NOTE.

The paper from whicli this document is printed is to be found in the first volume of
the McDonald papers. It is such a census of the inhabitants of the colony as the his-
torical student would like to see made out at several other periods of our colonial
history. We can find no legal enactment requiring such a census to be taken, and no
order to that effect, save in the Instructions to Governor Wyatt, dated 24th July, 1621,
-where, among other things, he is directed " To make a catalogue of the people in every
plantation, and their conditions ; and of deaths, marriages and christenings." — Hening,
Vol. I., p. 115.

The entries are as brief as possible, no middle names are given, and foreigners are
entered according to nationality, or not more than one name allowed them. Not the
least curious is the small number of negroes. Eolfe states, "About the last of August
(1619) came in a Dutch man of warre that sold us twenty Negors " (Stith, p. 126), and
nearly five years after, when this census was taken, there were but twenty-two in the
Colony.

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STATE PAPER OFFICE. "
Colonial.
Volume 3, No. 2. J

LISTS OF TH E LIVINGE & DEAD IN VIRGINIA
Feb. i6th, 1623.

A LIST OF THE LIVINGE.

At the Colledg Land*

Thomas Marlett, David Williams,

Chriftopher Branch, William Walker,

Francis Boot, Edward Hobfon,

William Browning, Thomas Hobfon,

Walter Cooper, John Day,

William Welder, William Cookfey,

Leonard More, Robert Farnell,

Daniell Shurley, Nicholas Chapman,

Peeter Jorden, Mathew Edlow,

Nicholas Perfe, William Price,

William Dalbie, Gabriell Holland,

Ifaias Rawton, John Wattfon,

Theoder Moifes, Ebedmeleck Gaftrell,

Robert Champer, Thomas Ofborne.

Thomas Jones, 29

* The CoUedge Land. — In " 1619 Sir Edwin Sandys moved and obtained that ten thousand acres of
land should be laid off for the University at Henrico, a place formerly resolved on for that purpose. This
was intended as well for the coUedge for the education of the Indians as also to lay the foundation of a
seminary of learning for the English." — Stith, London ed., p. 163.

" On the northerly fide of James river, from the falls down to Henrico, containing ten miles in length,
are the public lands referved and laid out, whereof ten thoufand are for the Univerfity lands, three thou-
fand are for the company's lands, with other lands belonging to the College." — MS. in the McDonald
paper, entiled " Particulars of Land in Virginia," which was made out in 1625 or '6, the communication
of the Governor in which he informs their lordships that he sends it, being dated May 17, 1626. McDon-
ald papers, Vol. I., pp. 295-307.

At the first meeting of the Burgesses (1619) the College had no representative, but at the meeting
held Oct. 16, 1629, the Burgesses " For the plantations at the CoUedge were Leftn't Thomas Ofborne
and Mathew Edlowe," whose names are in the text. See Hening, Vol. I., p. 138.

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Alt the Neak of Land*

Luke Boys,
Mrs. Boys,
Robert Halam,
Jofeph Royall,
John Dods,
Mrs. Dods,
Elizabeth Perkinfon,
William Vincent,
Mrs. Vincent,
Allexander Bradwaye,

his wife Bradwaye,
John Price,

his wife Price,
Robert Turner,
Nathaniell Reeve,
Serjeant William Sharp,
Mrs. Sharp,
Richard Rawfe,
Thomas Sheppy,
William Clemens,
Ann Woodley,

Thomas Harris,

his wife Harris,
Margaret Berman,
Thomas Farmer,
Hugh Hilton,
Richard Taylor,

2ixor Taylor,
Jofhua Chard,
Chriftopher Browne,
Thomas Oage,

uxor Oage,

infant Oage,
Henry Coltman,
Hugh Price,

tcxor Price,

infant Price,
Mrs. Coltman,
Robert Greene,

uxor Greene,

infant Greene.

Ati West & Sherlow Htmdred.-\

John Harris,
Dorothe Harris,

Infants

f Harris,
\ Harris,

Thomas Floyd,
Ellias Longe,
William Nichollas,
Roger Ratcliffe,

78

* A'eak of Land. — " There is another divifion of the country into necks of land, which are the bound-
aries of the Efcheators, viz ; the Northern Neck, between the Patowmeck and Rappahannock rivers.

"The neck between Rappahannock and York rivers, within which Pamunkey Neck is included.

"The neck between York and James rivers," &c., &c. — Beverly, Book IV., chap. ii.

This list being made up at James city this neck might be the one nearest to that place, and therefore
the last one named by Beverly would be the one referred to ; but inasmuch as in this MS. list it follows
immediately after the College land, and in the list of Burgesses for 1629, occupies the same position, it is not
improbable that it refers to the peninsula opposite Henrico, known on all the maps of the State as
Farrar's island, and which has been made an island in reality by the completion of the canal begun by the
United States army during the late civil war and afterwards finished by the engineer department of the same,
under the direction of Col. W. P. Craighill. Hening reports Serit Sharpe a Burgess for this place in
1629, and Serjeant William Sharp is named in the text as living there in 1626.

t West 6= Sherlow Hundred. — Sir Thomas Dale annexed to New Bermuda "many miles of cham-
pion and wood land ground in several hundreds, by the names of Nether Hundred, Shirley Hundred,"
&c. — Stith, p. i24-'5; Smith, General Hiflorie, 1627, p. iii. Hening names Burgesses (1629) from
Shirley Hundred island and Shirley Hundred maine, and among the latter is the name of John Harris
which appears in the text. — Hening Vol. I., p. 138.

The name of Shirley appears on the Fry and Jefferson map only at the place where the same is now

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Robert Milver,

Robert Parttin,

Margaret Parttin,

. r ^ f Parttin,
iniantes { ^ ■
\ Parttin,

Henry Benfon,

Nicholas Blackman,

Nathanell Tattam,

Mathew Glofter,

Symon Surgis,

Nicholas Baley,

Ann Bayley,

Eliner Phillips,

Thomas Paulett,

Thomas Baugh,

Thomas Packer,

Jonas Bayley,

John Truffell,

Chriftopher Beane,

John Cartter,
Henry Bagwell,
Thomas Bagwell,
Edward Gardiner,
Richard Biggs,
Mrs. Biggs,
William Biggs, ~|
Thomas Biggs, > Sons.
Richard Biggs, J
William Afkew,
Henry Carman,
Andrew Dudley,
James Gay,
Anthony Burrows,
Rebecca Roffe,
f Roffe,
^"•^^ I Roffe!
Petters, a maid.

Att Jordan's yorney*

Sifelye Jordan,
Temperance Bayliffe,
Mary Jordan,
Margery Jordan,
William Farrar,
Thomas Williams,
Roger Preflon,
Thomas Brookes,
John Peede,
John Freme,
Richard Johnfon,
William Dawfon,
John Hely,
Robert Mannell,
Ann Linkon,
William Beffe,

Mrs. Beffe,
Chriftopher Saford,

uxor Saford,
John Caminge,
Thomas Palmer,
Mrs. Palmer,

fil Palmer,
Richard Englifh,
Nathaniel Caufey,
Mrs. Caufey,
Lawrence Evans,
Edward Clarke,

uxor Clarke,

infant Clarke,
John Gibbs,
John Davies,

147

located, opposite Bennuda Hundred, and well known as the residence of Hill Carter, Esq. A short dis-
tance below is an island not named on that map, but on modern maps as Eppes island, which we may pre-
sume was Shirley island. We do not find the name of West in the connection except in a paper entitled
John Rolfe's relation to the State of Virginia, written in 1616, in which we learn that West and Shirley
Hundred was about thirty-seven miles above James citie, which corresponds with the location above
named. See Virginia Historical Register, Vol. I., p. no.

* Jordan's Jomey. — Hening reports William Popkton as Burgess for this place. I do not find it
on F17 and Jefferson's map, but Jordan's Point is there, and this is situated a short distance below City
Point and is well known by the same name at the present time.

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William Emerfon,
Henry Williams,

7cxor Williams,
Henry Fifher,

uxor Fifher,

infant Fifher,
Thomas Chapman
^t,xor Chapman,
infant Chapman,
Edith Hollis,

Alt Flourdieic Hundred.

Richard Gregory,
Edward Alborn,
Thomas Dellimager,
Thomas Hack,
Anthony Jones,
Robert Guy,
William Strachey,
John Browne,
Annis Boult,
William Baker,
Theoder Berifton,
Walter Blake,
Thomas Watts,
Thomas Doughty,
George Deverell,
Richard Spurling,
John Woodfon,
William Straimge,
Thomas Dune,
John Landman,
Leonard Yeats,
George Levet,
Thomas Han'ay,
Thomas Filenfl,
Robert Smith,
Thomas Garmder,
Thomas Gafkon,
John Olives,
Chriftopher Pugett,
Robert Peake,
Edward Tramorden,
Henry Linge,

Gibert Pepper,
Thomas Mimes,
John Linge,
John Gale,
Thomas Barnett,
Roger Thompfon,
Ann Thompfon,
Ann Doughty,
Sara Woodfon,

Negors,

Negors,
, Negors,

Negors,

Negors,

Negors,
Grivell, Pooley, Minifter,
Samuel Sharp,
John Upton,
John Wilfon,
Henr)' Rowinge,
Nathaniell Thomas,
William Barrett,
Robert Okley,
Richard Bradfhaw,
Thomas Sawell,
John Bramford,
Anthony, "1
William, ,,
John, pegorsmen.

Anthony, J

A Negors Woman.

224

TJie rest at West and Sherlow Hundred Island^-

Cap' Fackt Maddefon,
Mary Maddefon,

Thomas Wattfon,
James Wattfon,

* West and Sherlcro) Hundred Island. — The distinction here made seems to confirm the suggestion
contained in note to West and Sherlow Hundred.

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4'

Francis Weft,
Roger Lewis,
Richard Domelow,
William Hatfeild,
Thomas Foffett,
Ann Foffett,
Jenkin Ofborne,
William Sifmore,
Martha Sifmore,
Stephen Braby,

Ifacke Chaplaine,
Mrs. Chaplaine,
John Chaplaine,
Walter Prieft,
William Wefton,
John Duffy,
Ann Michaell,
Thomas Phillipps,
Henry Thorne,
Robert Hudfon,
Ifacke Baugton,
Nicholas Sutton,

Elizabeth Braby,
Edward Temple,
Daniel Vergo,
William Tathill, boy,
Thomas Haile, boy,
Richard Morewood,
Edward Sparfhott,
Barnard Jackfon,
William Brocke,
James Mayro.

At Chaplain's Chaise!'

William Whitt,
Edward Butler,
Henry Turner,
Thomas Leg,
John Browne,
John Trachern,
Henry Willfon,
Thomas Baldwin,
AUexander Sanderfon,
David Ellis,
Sara More,
Ann, a maid.

Att James citie and within the Corporation thereof. ■\

Sir Francis Wyatt, Gov"'
Margarett,.Lady Wyatt,
Hant Wyatt, minifter,
Kathren Spencer,
Thomas Hooker,
John Gather,
John Matcheman,
Edward Cooke,

George Nelfon,

George Hall,

Lane Burtt,

Elizabeth Powell,

Mary Woodward,

Sir George Yeardley, knight,

Temperance Lady Yeardley,

Argall Yeardley, 28

* Chaplain's aioise.—T\i\% place and Jordan's Journey were represented in 1629, by Walter Price,
according to Hening, and with only a fair allowance for the orthographical inaccuracies of the time and of
different copyists, it is not impossible that the Walter Priest of the text is the same person. I can find no
clue to its location, but it is reasonable to suppose it was near Jordan's Point.

f James OV/V.— This birthplace of our State, eighty miles below Richmond, is now the property of
a gentleman of New York city, who has the ground cultivated. During the war the soil was thrown up
into fortifications, and pieces of armor, sword hilts, calthorps, gold, silver and copper coins were found.
All that remains of the city is a portion of the brick tower which belonged to the church, and which at-
tracts the attention of travellers on the river with an interest similar to that of Mount Vemon on the
Potomac Though visited by very few persons, yet the relic-hunters have removed all of the tombstones,
and have attacked what remains of the church tower.

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Frances Yeardley,

Elizabeth Yeardley,

Kilibett Hitchcocke,

Auften Combes,

John Fofter,

Richard Arrundell,

Sufan Hall,

Ann Grimes,

Elizabeth Lyon,

Younge,

negro 1

=> > women,
negro j

Alice Davifon, vidua,

Edward Sharpies,

Jone Davies,

George Sands, Treaf''

Capt. William Perce,

Joan Perce,

Robert Hedges,

Hugh Win,

Thomas Moulfton,

Henry Farmer,

John Lightfoote,

Thomas Smith,

Roger Ruefe,

AUexander Gill,

John Cartwright,

Robert Auftine,

Edward Bricke,

William Ravenett,

Jocomb Andrews,

^ixor Andrews,

Richard Alder,

Efter Evere,

Angelo, a negar,

Dodor John Pott,

Elizabeth Pott,

Richard Townfend,

Thomas Leifter,

John Kullaway,

Randall Howlett,

Jane Dickinfon,

Fortune Taylor,

Capt. Roger Smith,

Mrs. Smith,

Elizabeth Salter,

Sara Macocke,
Elizabeth Rolfe,
Chriftopher Lawfon,

^lxor Em. Lawfon,
Francis Fouler,
Charles Waller,
Henry Booth,
Capt. Raph Hamor,
Mrs. Hamor,
Joreme Clement,
Elizabeth Clement,
Sara Langley,
Sifely Greene,
Ann Addams,
Elkinton Ratclife,
Francis Gibfon,
James Yemanfon,
John Pountes,
Chriftopher Beft,
Thomas Clarke,
Mr. Reignolds,
Mr. Hickmore,

uxor Hickmore,
Sara Ruddell,
Edward Blaney,
Edward Hudfon,

uxor Hudfon,
William Hartley,
John Shelley,
Robert Bew,
William Ward;
Thomas Mentis,
Robert Whitmore,
Robert Channtree,
Robert Sheppard,
William Sawyer,
Lanflott Danfport,
Mathew Loyd,
Thomas Ottway,
Thomas Crouth,
Elizabeth Starkey,
Elinor,
Mrs. Perry,

infant Perry,
Frances Chapman,
George Graues,

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uxor Graues,
Rebecca Snowe,
Sara Snowe,
John Ifgrane,
Mary Aftombe, vidua,
Benamy Bucke,
Gercyon Bucke,
Peleg Bucke,
Mara Bucke,
Abram Porter,
Brigett Clarke,
Abigail Afcombe,
John Jackfon,

uxor Jackfon,
Ephraim Jackfon,
Mr. John Burrows,
Mrs. Burrows,
Anthony Burrows,
John Cooke,
Nicholas Gouldfmith,
Elias Gaile,
Andrew Howell,
Ann Afliley,
John Southern,
Thomas Pafmore,
Andrew Ralye,
Nathaniel Jefferys,

tcxor Jefferys,
Thomas Hebbs,
Clement Dilke,
Mrs. Dilke,
John Hinton,
Richard Stephens,
Waffell Rayner,

uxor Rayner,
John Jackfon,
Edward Price,
Often Smith,

Richard Atkins,
uxor Atkins,
William Baker,
Edward Oliver,
Samuell Morris,

Thomas Spilman,
Bryan Cawt,
George Minify,
Moyes Ston,
Capt. Holmes,
Mr. Calcker,
Mrs. Calcker,

infant Calcker,
Peccable Sherwood,
Anthony Weft,
Henry Barker,
Henry Scott,
Margery Dawfe,
Mr. Cann (or Cam),
Capt. Hartt,
Edward Spalding,

uxor Spalding,

puer Spalding,

puella Spalding,
John Helin,

tixor Helin,

piier Helin,

infant Helin,
Thomas Graye,

uxor Graye,
Jone Graye,
William Graye,
Richard Younge,

tixor Younge,
Jone Younge,
Rendall Smallwood,
John Greene,
William Mudge,
Mrs. Sothey,
Ann Sothey,
Elin Painter,
Goodman Webb.

In the Maine.

Robert Davis,
Robert Lunthorne,
John Vernie,
Thomas Wood,
Thomas Rees,

461

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Michael Batt,

tixor Batt,

vidua Tindall,
Mr. Stafferton,

uxor Stafferton,
John Fifher,
John Rose,
Thomas Thornegood,
John Badfton,
Sufan Blackwood,
Thomas Rinj-ton (or f),
Robert Scottifmore,
Roger Kid,
Nicholas Bullington,
Nicholas Marttin,
John Carter,
Chriftopher Hall,
David Ellis,

uxor Ellis,
John Frogmorton,
Robert Marfhall,
Thomas Snow (orig. Swnow),
John Smith,
Lawrance Smalpage,
Thomas Croffe,
Thomas Prichard,
Richard Crouch,
Chriftopher Redhead,
Henry Booth,
Richard Carven,

uxor Carven,
John Howell,
William Burtt,
William Stocker,
Nicholas Roote,
Sara Kiddall,

. . , [Kiddall,

^'^f^"*^ i Kiddall,
Edward Fifher,
Richard Smith,

John Wolrich,
Mrs. Wolrich,
Jonathin Giles,
Chriftopher Ripen,
Thomas Banks,
Frances Butcher,
Henry Daivlen,
Arthur Chandler,
Richard Sanders,
Thomas Helcott,
Thomas Hichcocke,
Grififine Greene,
Thomas Ofbourn,
Richard Downes,
William Laurell,
Thomas Jordan,
Edward Bufbee,
Henry Turner,
Jofhua Crew,
Robert Hutchinfon,
Thomas Jones,

uxor Jones,
Reignold Morecocke,

tixor Morecocke,
Richard Bridgewatter,

tixor Bridgewatter,
Mr. Thomas Bun,
Mrs. Bun,
Thomas Smith,
Elizabeth Hodges,
William Kemp,

uxor Kemp,
Hugh Baldwine,

uxor Baldwine,
John Wilmofe,
Thomas Doe,

uxor Doe,
George Fryer,

uxor Fryer,
Stephen Webb.

In James Island.

John Ofbourn,

tixor Ofbourn,
George Pope,

Robert Cunftable,
William Jones,
uxor Jones,

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John Johnfon,

uxor Johnfon,

• r ^ f johnfon,
infants < t u /•

[ Johnlon,

John Hall,

uxor Hall,
William Cookfey,

uxor Cookfey,

infant Cookfey,
Alice Kean,
Robert Fitts,

uxor Fitts,
John Reddifh,
John Grevett,

uxor Grevett,
John Weft,

Mr. Kingfmeale,
tcxor Kinp'fmeale,

Thomas Weft,
Henry Glover,
Goodman Stocks,

2ixor Stocks,

infant Stocks,
Mr. Adams,
Mr. Leet,
William Spence,

uxor Spence,

infant Spence,
James Tooke,
James Roberts,
Anthony Harlow,
Sara Spence,
George Shurke,
John Booth & Robt. Bennett.

The Neck of Land.

infants

J Kingfmeale,

igfmeale,
Raph Griphin,
Frances Compton,
John Smith,
John Filmer,
Edward, a negro,
Thomas SuUey,
tixor Sulley,
Thomas Harwood,
George Fedam,

Peter Staber,
Thomas Popkin,
Thomas Sides,
Richard Perfe,

tcxor Perfe,
Allen, his man,
Ifabell Pratt,
Thomas Allnutt,

uxor Allnutt,
John Paine,
Roger Redes,
Elinor Sprad.

Over the River.

John Smith,

tLxor Smith,

infant Smith,
John Pergo,
Richard Fenn,
William Richardfon,
Robert Lindfey,
Richard Dolfemb,
John Bottam,
John Elliott,
Sufan Barber,

7

Thomas Gates,
uxor Gates,
Percevall Wood,
Anthony Burrin,
William Bedford,
William Sands,
John Proctor,
Mrs. Proctor,
Phettiplace Clofe,
Henry Home,
Richard Home,

627

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Colonial Records of Virginia,

Thomas Flower,
William Bullocke,
Ellias Hinton,
John Foxen,
Edward Smith,
John Skimer,

Martine De Moone,
William Naile,
Thomas Fitts,
Elizabeth Abbitt,
Alice Fitts,

At the Plantation over against James Cittie*

Capt. Samuel Mathews,
Benjamin Owin,
Rice Ax"^ Williams,
John, a negro,
Walter Parnell,
William Parnell,
Margaret Roades,
John Weft,
Francis Weft, vidua,
Thomas Dayhurft,
Robert Mathews,
Arthur Gouldfmith,
Robert Williams,
Morice Loyd,
Aron Conway,
William Sutton,
Richard Greene,
Mathew Haman,
Samuell Davies,
John Thomas,
John Docker,
Abram Wood,
Michaell Lupworth,
John Davies,
Lewis Baly,
James Daries,
Alice Holmes,
Henry Barlow,
Thomas Button,
Edmond Whitt,
Zacharia Crifpe,
John Burland,
Thomas Hawkins,

Thomas Phillips,
Paul Reinolds,
Nicholas Smith,
Ehzabeth Williams,
Hugh Cruder,
Edward Hudfon,
Robert Sheppard,
Thomas Ottawell,
Thomas Crouth,
Robert Bew,
John Ruffell,
Robert Chantry,
George Rodgers,
Lanflott Damport,
John Shule,
Nathaniell Loyd,
William Sawyer,
William Ward,
William Hartley,
Jereme Whitt,
Livetenant Purfrey,
Edward Grindall,
Mr. Swift,
William Hames,
George Gurr,
Henry Wood,
John Baldwine,
John Needome,
William Bricks,
Nicholas Thompfon,
John Dency,
Erafmus Cartter,
John Edwards,

704

* At the Plantation over against James Citie. — Hening reports as Burgesses (after James Citty) for
the other side of the water, Capt. John West, Capt ffelgate ; as John West's name appears in the text
under this head, we presume the places are identical and refer to probably some place on the opposite
side of the James river not more definitely designated,

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George Bayley, Davy Mansfield,

George Sparke, John Denmarke,

Nicholas Comin, Elizabeth Rutten,

Nicholas Arras, Goodwife Bincks,

Marttin Turner, A fervant of Mr. Moorewood's.
■ John Stone, infant.

The Glase Howsej^

Vincentio, Richard Tarborer.

Bernardo, Mrs. Bernardo.
Ould Sheppard, his fonn,

Ai Archil}' s Hoop.-\

Lieutenant Harris, Jofeph Johnfon,

Rowland Lottis, George Pran,

uxor Lottis, John Bottom,

John Elifon, Thomas Farley,

uxor Elifon, uxor Farley,

George Sanders, a child,

Thomas Corder, Nicholas Shotton.

At Hogg Island.\

David Sanders, minifler, Mrs. Utie,

John Utie, John Utie, infant, 738

* Tlie Glass House. — We find frequent references to but no notice of the erection of this building.
Smith, in his account of the attempt to murder him by the Dutchmen in 1608, says, "They sent Francis,
their companion, difguifed like a Salvage, to the Glaffe-houfe, a place in the woods neare a myle from
lames Toune," &c., Smith attempted to apprehend him, but he escaped, and after he had sent "20 (hot
after him; himfelf returning from the GlalTe Houfe alone," when he encountered the king of the Paspa
heigh whom he defeated and " led him prifoner to lames Toune and put him in chaynes." Smith (1627)
pp. 83, 84.

Stith says after the return of Newport from his expedition of discovery up James river " No sooner
were they landed but the Prefident (Smith) difperfed as many as were able, fome to make Glafs and others for
Pitch," &c.; and in 1609, "And now the Colony pursued their bufiness with alacrity and fuccess. They
made three or four lafts of Tar, Pitch, and Soap ashes and produced a trial of glafs," &c., &c. And
in 1621, speaking of the subscriptions opened in England, he says, "The third roll was for a glafs furnace
to make beads, which was the current coin in the Indian trade; and one Captaine Norton, with fome
Italian workmen, was fent over for that purpofe." See also Stith, pp. 95, 97, 197, 198. As the names of
Vincentio and Benardo appear in the text, we may infer that some of the Italian workmen survived the
massacre of 1622.

f Archur's Hoop. — Archer's Hope creek on Fry and Jefferson's map empties into James river but a
short distance below Jamestown, and in the Particulars of Land in Virginia, referred to in note on page
37, Archer's Hope is named.

% Hogg Island. — This is set down on Smith's and all succeeding maps. It is six or-eight miles below
Jamestown island, and its name being unchanged, is very well known at the present time. In the text
John Utie is named as one of the inhabitants, and his name appears in Hening as one of the Burgesses in
1629 from "the plantations between Archer's Hope and Martins Hundred," which corresponds with its
location.

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Colonial Records of Virginia.

William Tyler,
Elizabeth Tyler,
Richard Whitby,
William Ramfhaw,
Rice Watkins,
Thomas Fofkew, loft,
Hener Elfword,
Thomas Caufey,
George Union,
Henry Woodward,
Roger Webfter,
John Donfton,
Jofeph Johnfon,
Richard Crocker, child,

William Hitchcocke, loft,
George Prowfe,
Robert Parramore,
John Jarvice, als. Glover,
John Browne,
William Burcher,
John Burcher,
John Fulwood,
Thomas Branfby,
Thomas Colly,
Thomas Simpfon,
Thomas Powell,
Nicholas Longe,

At Martinis Hundred. *

William Harwood,
Samuell March,
Hugh Hues,
John Jackfon,
Thomas Ward,
John Stevans,
Humphrey Walden,
Thomas Doughtie,
John Hafley,
Samwell Weaver,
vidua Jackfon,
filia Jackfon,

Mrs. Taylor,
Ann Windor,
Elizabeth Bygrane,
Mr. Lake,
Mr. Burren,
John Stone,
Samwell Cultey,
John Helline,

uxor Helline,
A Frenchman et uxor,
Thomas Siberg.

At Warwick Squrake.^

John Batt,

Henry Prinffe,
Waffell Weblin,

Anthony Read,
Frances Woodfon,
Henry Phillips,

794

* Martin's Hundred. — Martin's Hundred is located on Fry and Jefferson's map between Hog island
and Mulberry island, and on a small stream called Skies creek, on the north side of James river. In the
proceedings of the Assembly in 1619 it is referred to as Paspaheigh's, alias Martin's Hundred, see ante p.
30 In the " Particulars of Land in Virginia," before mentioned, we read, " Martin's Hundred, containing
80,000 acres, part planted." Captaine Martin was made president by Capt. John Smith in 1609, but he did
not desire the position and resigned. At the Assembly in 1619, he and the privileges named in his
patent, and certain charges against him of unfair dealing with the Indians occupied no little attention. —
See ante, pp. 12 and 13. For further particulars in regard to his attempts at imposition on the Company
and like charges, the reader is referred to Stith, pp. 219, 220, 221.

j- Warwick Squrake. — It is difficult to decide upon either the spelling or the pronunciation of this word.
On Smith's map it is located on the south side of James river, and about fifteen or tiventy miles below
Jamestown, and is spelt Waraskorack, and on page 59 he spells it Waraskoyack; F17 and Jefferson locate

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Fetter Collins,
Chriftopher Reinolds,
Edward Mabin,
John Maldman,
Thomas Collins,
George Ruflimore,
Thomas Spencer,
George Clarke,
Richard Bardett,
Francis Banks,
John Jenkins,
Thomas Jones,
William Denham,

negroes

Peter,
Anthony,
Frances,
Margrett, j
John Bennett,
Nicholas Skinner,
John Atkins,
John Pollentin,
Rachell Pollendn,
Margrett Pollentin,
Mary, a maid,
Henry Woodward,
Thomas Sawyer,
Thomas, a Boye.

At the hidian Thickett.

Henry Woodall,
Gregory Dory,
John Fofter,
John Greene,
John Ward,
Chriftopher Wendmile,

Richard Rapier,
Cutbert Pierfon,
Adam Rumell,
Richard Robinfon,
James, a French man.

At Elizabeth Cittye.*

Capt. Ifacke Whittakers,
Mary Whittakers,
Charles Atkinfon,
Charles Calthrop,
John Lankfeild,
Bridges Freeman,
Nicholas Wefell,
Edward Loyd,
Thomas North,
Anthony Middleton,

Richard Popely,
Thomas Harding,
William Joye,
Raph Ofborne,
Edward Barnes,
Thomas Thorugood,
Ann Atkinfon,

Lankfeild,

Medclalfe,

George Nuce,

852

it on Burwell's bay, and call it Warnicqueack. Stith calls it Warrasqueake, and gives an interesting ac-
count of " the King of that town," and his hospitable treatment of Capt. Smith on the night of the 29th of
December, 1608: p. 85. In the "Particulars of Land," McDonald MS. above referred to, it is spelt as
shown in the following extract : " Warofquoiacke Plantation conteyning downewardes from Hogg ifland, 14
miles by the ryver side," &c., &c., p. 313.

Hening has it Warrosquoiack, Vol. I., p. 149. In 1634 " the country divided into eight (hires," and
this being one of them. Hening there spells it Warrosquyoake. Vol. I., p. 224.

* Elizabeth Citty. — The settlement which was the foundation of the county still known by the same
name. It includes the peninsula formed by the Chesapeake bay and James river. At the meeting of the
Burgesses in 1629 it was represented as two districts or burroughs, viz: the upper parte and the lower
parte, each having three delegates, and the text shows that of these Thomas Willobouy of the upper
and Adam Thoroughgood of the lower part were living there in 1626.

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Elizabeth Whittakers,
George Roads,
Edward Jo^nfon (fic),

(qy. Johnfon,)
William Fouller,
Reinold Goodwyn,
James Larmount,
John Jackfon,

vidua Johnfon,

vidua Fowler,
Two Frenchmen,
George Medcalfe,
Walter Ely,
Thomas Lane,
Barthelmew Hopkins,
John JeiTerfon,
Robert Threfher,
John Rowes,
Mr. Yates,
Robert Goodman,

uxor Ely,

infant Ely,
Capt. Rawleigh Crafhaw,

Robert Wright,
James Sleight,
John Welchman,
John More,
Henry Potter,
Mr. Rofwell,
William Gawntlett,
Ofborne Smith,
uxor More,
uxor Wright,
uxor Wright,
filia Wright,
Thomas Dowfe,
Samwell Bennett,
William Browne,
William Allen,
Lewis Welchman,
Robert More,
Mrs. Dowfe,
uxor Bennett,

f Bennett,
^^^^^ I Bennett,

At Bricke Row*

Thomas Flint,
John Hampton,
Richard Peirfby,
William Rookins,
Rowland Williams,
Steven Dixon,
Thomas Rifby,
Henry Wheeler,
James Brooks,
Samuel Bennett,
John earning,
Thomas Neares,
Robert Salvadge,
William Barry,
Jofeph Hatfield,

Edward Marfhall,
Ambrofe Griffith,
Fetter Arrundell,
Anthony Bonall, I p^^^^j^

La Geurd, j

James Bonall, a Frenchm.,
John Arrundell,
John Haine,
Nicholas Row,
Richard Althrop,
John Loyd,

tixor Haine (or Hame),

uxor Hampton,
Elizabeth Arrundell,
Margret Arrundell, 927

f Bricke Row. — I can find no reference to this place unless " The Row" on the north side of the
James a short distance above the mouth of the Chichahominy, on Fry and Jefferson's map is the place.

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At Bass's Choice.

Capt. Nathaniel Baffe,
Samwell Baffe,
Benjamin Simmes,
Thomas Sheward,
Benjamin Handcleare,
William Barnard,
John Shelley,
Nathaniell Moper,
Nath. Gammon,
Margrett Giles,

Richard Longe,
zixor Longe,
infant Longe,

Richard Evans,

William Newman,

John Army,

Peter Langden,

Henry,

Andrew Rawley,

Peter,

Afore at Elizabeth Cittie.

Lieutenant Sheppard,
John Powell,
John Wooley,
Cathren Powell,
John Bradfton,
Francis Pitts,
Gilbert Whitfield,
Peter Hereford,
Thomas Faulkner,
Efaw de la Ware,
William Cornie,
Thomas Curtife,
Robert Brittaine,
Roger Walker,
Henry Kerfly,
Edward Morgaine,
Anthony Ebfworth,
Agnes Ebfworth,
Elinor Harris,
Thomas Addifon,
William Longe,
William Smith,
William Pinfen,
Capt. William Tucker,
Capt. Nick Martean,
Leftenant Ed. Barkly,
Daniell Tanner,
John Morris,
George Thomfon,
Paule Thomfon,
William Thomfon,

Pafla Champin,
Stephen Shere,
Jeffery Hall,
Rich. Jones,
William Hutchinfon,
Richard Apleton,
Thomas Evans,
Weflon Browne,
Robert Mounday,
Steven Colloe,
Raph Adams,
Thomas Phillips,
Francis Barrett,
Mary Tucker,
Jane Brackley,
Elizabeth Higgins,
Mary Mounday,
Chouponke, an Indian,

Lieut. Lupo,
Phillip Lupo,
Bartholmew Wetherfby,
Henry Draper,
Jofeph Haman,
Elizabeth Lupo,
Albiano Wetherfby,
John Laydon,
Ann Laydon,
Virginia Laydon,
Alice Laydon,

1009

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Katherine Laydon,
William Evans,
William Julian,
William Kemp,
Richard Wither,
John Jornall,
Walter Mafon,
Sara Julian,
Sara Gouldocke,
John Salter,
William Soale,
Jeremy Dickenfon,
Lawrance Peele,
John Evans,
Marke Evans,
George Evans,
John Downeman,
Elizabeth Downeman,
William Baldwin,
John Sibley,
William Clarke,
Rice Griffine,
Jofeph Mofley,
Robert Smith,
John Cheefman,
Thomas Cheefman,
Edward Cheefman,
Peter Dickfon,
John Baynam,
Robert Sweet,
John Parrett,
William Fouks,
John Clackfon,
John Hill,
William Morten,
William Clarke,
Edward Stockdell,
Elizabeth Baynam,
George Davies,
Elizabeth Davies,
Ann Harrifon,
John Curtise,
John Walton,
Edward Oflon,
Toby Hurt,
Cornelius May,

Elizabeth May,

Henry May, child,

Thomas W^illowbey,

Oliver Jenkinfon,

John Chandeler,

Nicholas Davies,

Jone Jenkins,

Mary Jenkins,

Henry Gouldwell,

Henry Prichard,

Henry Barber,

Ann Barber,

John Hutton,

Elizabeth Hutton,

Thomas Baldwin,

John Billiard,

Reynold Booth,

Mary,

Elizabeth Booth, child,

Capt. Thomas Davies,

John Davies,

Thomas Huges,

William Kildrige,

Alex'' Mountney,

Edward Bryan,

Percivall Ibotfon,

John Penrice,

Robert Locke,

Elizabeth & Ann Ibotfon,

Edward Hill,

Thomas Beft,

Hanna Hill,

Elizabeth Hill,

Robert Salford,

John Salford,

Phillip Chapman,

Thomas Parter,

Mary Salford,

Francis Chamberlin,

William Hill,

William Harris,

William Worldige,

John Forth,

Thomas Spilman,

Rebecca Chamberlin,

Alice Harris, 1102

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Pharow Phlinton,

Arthur Smith,

Hugh Hall,

Robert Sabin,

John Cooker,

Hugh Dicken,

William Gayne,

Richard Mintren, Jun"" ,

Joane Hinton,

Elizabeth Hinton,

Rebecca Coubber,

Richard Mintren, Sen"' ,

John Frye,

William Brooks,

Sibile and William Brooks,

Thomas Crifpe,

Richard Packe,

Miles Prichett,

Thomas Godby,

Margery Prichett,

Jone Goodby,

Jone Grindry,

John Iniman,

Mary Grindry,

John Grindry, child,

John Waine,

Ann Waine,

Mary Ackland,

George Ackland,

John Harlow,

William Cappe,

Edward Watte rs,

Paule Harwood,

Nick. Browne,

Adam Througood,

Richard Eaft,

Stephen Read,

Grace Watters,

Will"" Watters.

Will"" Ganey,

Henry Ganey,

John Robinfon,

Robert Browne,

Thomas Parrifh,

Edmund Spalden,

Roger Farbracke,

Theodor Jones,

William Baldwin,

Luke Aden,

Anna Ganey,

Anna Ganey, yf/z'«,

Elizabeth Pope,

Rebecca Hatch,

Thomafm Loxmore,

Thomas Garnett,

Elizabeth Garnett,

Sufan Garnett,

Frances Michell,

Jonas Stockton,

Timothee Stockton,

William Cooke,

Richard Boulten,

Frances Hill,

John Jackfon,

Richard Davies,

Ann Cooke,

Di6lras Chrifmus,

Thomas Hill,

Arthur Davies,

William Newcome,

Elizabeth Chrifmus,

Joan Davies,

Thomas Hetherfall,

William Douglas,

Thomas Douthorn,

Elizabeth Douthorn,

Samuel Douthorn, a boy,

Thomas, an Indian,

John Hazard,

Jone Hazard,

Henry,

Frances Mafon,

Michaell Wilcocks,

William Ouerke,

Mary Mafon,

Maudlin Wilcocks,

Mr. Keth, minifter,

John Bufh,

John Cooper,

Jonadab Illett,

John Barnaby,

John Seaward, 1195

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Robest Newman,
William Parker,
Thomas Snapp,

Clement Evans,
Thomas Spilman,
Thomas Parrifh.

At the Eastern Shore.

Capt. William Epps,

Mrs. Epps,

Peter Epps,

William,

Edmond Cloake,

William Bribby,

Thomas Cornifh,

John Fifher,

William Dry,

Henry Wilfon,

Peter Porter,

Chriflopher Cartter,

John SunnfiU (or Sumfill),

Nicholal Graunger,

James Vocat Piper,

Edward,

John,

Thomas,

George,

Charles Farmer,

James Knott,

John Afcomb,

Robert Fennell,

Phillip,

Daniell Cogley,

William Andrews,

Thomas Granes,

John Wilcocks,

Thomas Crampe,

William Coomes,

John Parfons,

John Coomes,

James Chambers,

Robert Ball,

Goodwife Ball,

Thomas Hall,

Ifmale Hills,

John Tyers,

Walter Scott,
Goodwife Scott,
Robert Edmonds,
Thomas Hichcocke,
John Evans,
Henry Wattkins,
Peregree Wattkins,
Daniell Watkins,
John Blower,
Gody Blower,
John,

A boy of Mr. Cans,
John How,
John Butterfeild,
William Davies,
Peter Longman,
John Wilkins,
Goodwife Wilkins,
Thomas Powell,
Gody Powell,
Thomas Parke,
William Smith,
Edward Drew,
Nicholas Hofkins,

and his child,
William Williams,
Mrs. Williams,
John Throgmorton,
Bennanine Knight,
Chad Gunfton,
Abram Analin,
Thomas Blacklocke,
John Barnett,
Thomas Savadge,
William Beane,
Salamon Greene,
John Wafborne,
William Quills.

The End of the List of the Living.

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A LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE DEAD IN VIRGINIA
SINCE APRIL LAST.

FEBy 16"^, 1623.

Colledge.

William Lambert,

\tl ^°M ' I killed, 7^°"^^^, N^yj"''' I killed,

William More, J James Howell. J

At the Neck of Land.

Mofes Conyers, Thomas Fernley, killed,

George Grimes, Edward.

William Clements,

At Jordains Jorney.

Roger Much, Richard Shriefe,

Mary Reefe, Thomas Bull,

Robert Winter, John Kinton,

Robert Woods, Daniell,

At West & Sherlow Hundred.

Samwell Foreman, John Edmonds,

Zorobabell, John Lafey,

2 Indians, - Daniell Francke,

One negar, Capt. Nath. Weft,

Thomas Roberts, Chriftopher Harding, killed.

At Flower de Hundred.

John Mayor, John Ax. Roberts,

William Waycome, Richard Jones,

Thomas Prife, Richard Griffin,

Robert Walkin, Richard Ranke,

John Fetherfton, William Edger, 39

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John Fry,
Dixi Carpenter,
William Smith,
James Cindnare,

Mr. Sothey,
John Dumpont,
Thomas Browne,
Henry Sothey,
Thomas Sothey,
Mary Sothey,
Elizabeth Sothey,
Thomas Clarke,
Margarett Shrawley
Richard Walker,
Vallentyne Gender,
Peter Brifhitt,
Humphrey Boyfe,
John Watton,
Arthur Edwards,
Thomas Fifher,
William Spence,
Mrs. Spence,
George Sharks,
John Bufh,
Mr. Collins,

uxor Collins,
Mr. Peyden,
Peter De Maine,
Goodman Afcomb,
Goodman Witts,
William Kerton,
Mr. Atkins,
Thomas Hakes,
Peter Gould,
Robert Ruffe,
Ambrofe Frefey,
Henry Fry,
John Dinfe.
Thomas Trundall,
Richard Knight,
John Jefferys,
John Hamun,
John Meridien,

Edward Temple,
Sara Salford,
John Stanton,
Chrifto. Evans.

At James Cittie.

loft.

John Countivane,
Thomas Guine,
Thomas Somerfall,
William Rowfley,
Elizabeth Rowfley,

a maid of theirs,
Robert Bennett,
Thomas Roper,
Mr. Fitziefferys,
Mrs. Smith,
Peter Martin,
James Jakins,
Mr. Crapplace,
John Lullett,
Ann Dixon,
William Howlett,
Mr. Furlow's child,
Jacob Prophett,
John Reding (or Reeing)
Ritchard Atkins,

his child,
John Bayly,

William Jones, his fon and,
John, Mr. Pearis' fervant,
Jofias Hartt,
Judith Sharp,
Ann Ouarle,

Reignolds,

William Dier,
Mary Dier,
Thomas Sexton,
Mary Brawdrye,
Edward Normanfell,
Henry Fell,

Enims,

Roger Turnor,

Thomas Guine,

John Countway,

John Meriday, 125

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Benjamine Ufher,
John Haman,
John Jefferyes,
Richard Knight,
John Walker,
Hofier,

WilHam Jackfon,
William Apleby,
John Manby,
Arthur Cooke,
Stephen.

At the Pla7itatio7i over ag' yames Cittie.

Humphrey Clough,
Morris Chaloner,
Samuell Betton,
John Gruffin,
William Edwards,
Wiliam Salifbury,
Mathew Griffine,
Robert Adwards,
John Jones,
Thomas Prichard,
Thomas Morgaine,
Thomas Biggs,
Nicholas Bufhell,
Robert Williams,
Robert Reynolds,
Edward Huies,
Thomas Foulke,
Mathew Jenings,
Richard Morris,
Frances Barke,
John Ewins,
Samwell Fifher,
John Ewins,
James Cartter,
Edward Fletcher,
Aderton Greene,
Morice Baker,
Robert, Mr. Ewins' man,
Robert Pidgion,
Thomas Triggs,
James Thurfby,
Nicholas Thimbleby,
Frances Millett,

At

William Brakley,
Peter Dun,

John Hooks,
Thomas Lawfon,
William Miller,
Nicholas Patrice,
John Champ,
John Maning,
Richard Edmonds,
David Collins,
Thomas Guine,
John Vicars,
John Meredie,
Beng. Ufher,
John Cantwell,
Richard Knight,
Robert Hellue,
Thomas Barrow,
John Enines,
Edward Price,
Robert Taylor,
Richard Butterey,
Mary Lacon,
Robert Baines,
Jofeph Arther,
Thomas Mafon,
John Beman,
Chrifto. Pittman,
Thomas Wilier,
Samwell Fulfhaw,
John Walmfley,
Abram Colman,
John Hodges,
Naamy Boyle,

Hogg Island.

John Long.

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At Martin! s Hundred.

Henry Bagford,
Nicholas Gleadfton,
Nicholas Dornigton,
Raph Rogers,
Richard Frethram,
John Brogden,-
John Beanam,
Francis Atkinfon,
Robert Atkinfon,
John Kerill,
Edward Davies,
Percivall Mann,
Mathew Standing,
Thomas NichoUs,

killed.

2 children of the Frenchmen,
John Pattifon, 1

tixor Pattifon, J
Edward Windor,
Thomas Horner,
John Walker,
Thomas Pope,
Richard Ston,
John Catefby,
Richard Stephens,
William Harris,
Chrifto. Woodward,
Jofeph Turner.

At Warwick Squrake.

Jofias Collins,
Clement Wilfon,
William Robinfon,
Chrifto. Rawfon,
Thomas Window,
7ixor Win flow,
infant Winflow,
Alex'' Suffames,
Thomas Prickett,
Thomas Maddox,
John Greene,
Nathaniel Stanbridg,
John Litton,

Chrifto. Afti,

uxor Afli,

infant Afh,
Nethaniel Lawe,
Jane Fiflier,
Phillip Jones,
Edward Banks,
John Symons,
Thomas Smith,
Thomas Griffin,
George Cane,
Robert Whitt,
Symon, an Italian.

killed.

At Elizabeth Cittie.

Charle Marftiall,
William Hopkicke,
Dorothie Parkinfon,
William Robertts,
John Farrar,
Martin Cuffe,
Thomas Hall,
Thomas Smith,
Chrifto. Robertts,
Thomas Browne,
Henry Fearne,

Thomas Parkins,
Mr. Huffy,
James CoUis,
Raph Rockley,
William Geales,
George Jones,
Andrew Allinfon,
William Downes,
Richard Gillett,
Goodwife Nonn,
Hugo Smale,

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Thomas Winterfall,

John Wright,

James Fenton,

Cifely, a maid,

John Gavett,

Tames, 1 t -n

■{ , > Inlhmen,

John, j

Jocky Armeftronge,

Wolfton Pelfant,

Sampfon Pelfant,

Cathrin Capps,

WilHam Elbridg,

John Sanderfon,

John Bewbricke,

John Baker, killed,

William Lupo,

Timothy Burley,

Margery Frifle,

Henry Weft,

Jafper Taylor,

Brigett Searle,

Anthony Andrew,

Edmond Cartter,

Thomas ,

William Gauntlett,

Gilbert — — , killed,

Chriftopher Welchman,

John Hilliard,

Gregory Hilliard,

John Hilliard,

William Richards,

Elizabeth, a maid,

Capt. Hickcocke,

Thomas Keinnfton,

Capt. Lincolne,

Chad. Gulftons,
uxor Gulftons,
infant Gulftons,

George Cooke,

Richard Goodchild,

Chrifenus, his child,
Elizabeth Mafon,
Symon Wither,
Whitney Guy,
Thomas Brodbanke,
William Burnhoufe,
John Spark£s,
Robert Morgaine,
John Locke,
William Thompfon,
Thomas Fulham,
Cutberd Brooks,
Innocent Poore,
Edward Dupper,
Elizabeth Davies,
Thomas Buwen,
Ann Barber,
William Lucott,

Nicholas , killed,

Henry Bridges,
Henry Payton,
Richard Griffin,
Raph Harrifon,
Samwell Harvie,
John Boxer,
Benjaimine Boxer,
Thomas Servant,
Frances Chamberline,
Bridgett Dameron,
Ifarell Knowles,
Edward Bendige,
William Davies,
John Phillips,
Daniell Sandwell,
William Jones,
Robert Ball's wife,
Robert Leaner,
Hugh Nickcott,
John Knight.

Out of the Ship called The Furthet^ance.

John Walker,

Hofier,

William Jackfon,

William Apleby,
John Manby,
Arthur Cooke.
Steven,

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Out of the God's Gift.
Mr. Clare, mafler, William Bennett.

Out of the Margrett & John.
Mr. Langley, , Mr. Wright.

The Guner of the William & John. 371

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EDITOR'S NOTE.

The reader will perceive that the foregoing list of the dead reports only those who
had died " since April last" (1622), consequently does not include the victims of the Indian
massacre, which occurred on the 22d of March of that year. The number which fell
by that diabolical conspiracy, as reported by Smith, amounted to 347, and in his Generall
Historic, at page 149, he has a list of the numbers murdered at different places. Neil
copies from the Records of the Virginia Company (now in the Congressional Library at
"Washington) a list of their names — see his " History of the Virginia Company," pp.
339-346 — and considering that it is proper to annex this to the list preceding we here-
with give it. The total corresponds with the statement in Smith's Historic.

The number of deaths in the census list shows a mortality amounting in one year
to upwards of twenty per cent, of the whole population, exceeding the number which
fell in the massacre by twenty-four. The fullest details of this and many other matters
relating to the Colony while under the Virginia Company, can be found more fully
shown in Neil's History of the Virginia Company than in any other work we have seen.

"Here following is fet downe a true lift of the names of all thofe
that were maffacred by the treachery of the Sauages in Virginia, the
2 2"*^ March laft.

"To the end that their lawfull heyres may take fpeedy order for
the inheritinge of their lands and eftates there. For which the hon-
ourable Company of Virginia are ready to do them all right and
fauour:"

At Captaine Berckley's Plantation, seated at Falling Creeke, some 66
miles froi7t Javies Citie, in Virginia.

John Berkley, Efquire, John Hunt,

Thomas Brafmgton, Robert Horner Mafon,

John Sawyer, Phillip Barnes,

Roger Dauid, William Swandal,

Francis Gowfh, Robert Williams, his Wife and

Bartholmew Peram, Childe,

Giles Peram, Giles Bradfhawe, his Wife and

John Dowler, Childe,

Laurence Dowler, ^ . John Howlet and his fonne,

Lewis Williams, Thomas Wood and Collins his man,

Richard Bafcough, Jofeph Fitch, apothecary to Dotlor

Thomas Holland, Pots.

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At Master Thomas Sheffield Plantation, some three miles from the
Falling Creeke.

Mafler Th: Sheffield' and Rachel Mathew • ,

his wife, Judeth Howard,

John Reeue, Thomas Poole,

William Tyler, a boy, Methufalem ,

Samuel Reeue, Thomas Taylor,

John Ellen, William Tyler.
Robert Tyler, a boy.

At Henrico Hand, about two miles from Sheffield's Plantation.

Atkins, William Perigo,

Wefton, Owen Jones, one of Capt. Berk-

Philip Shatford, ley's people.

Slaine of the Colledge People, about two unites from Henrico- Citie.

Samuel Stringer, Thomas Xerles, Chriflopher Henley,

George Soldan, Thomas Freeman, William Jordan,

William Baffet, John Allen, Robert Dauis,

John Perry, Thomas Cooke, Thomas Hobfon,

Edward Ember, John Clements, William Bailey.

Jarrat Moore, James Faulkoner,

At Apo-mattucke River, at Master Abraham Pierce his Plantation, some
five miles off the Colledge People.

William Charte, John Barker, a boy,

Jo: Waterhowfe, Robert Yeoman.

At Charles- Citie and abont the precincts of Capt. Smith's Company.

Roger Royal, Robert Maruel, Henry Bufhel.

Thomas Jones, Edward Heydon,

At other Plantations next adioyning.

Richard Plat and his Brother, Richard, a boy,

Henry Milward, his wife, his Childe Goodwife Redhead,
and his Sifter,

At Mr. William Farrar's House.

Mafter John England and his man, Thomas, his man,

John Bel, James Woodlhaw,

Henricke Peterfon and Alice, his Mary and ] lyr • j /•

Wife, and William, her fonne, Elizabeth, \

» The son of WiUiam Sheffield,

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At Berkley- Hundred, some five niiles from Charles- Cilie.

Capt. George Sharpe, Efq., one of Giles Bradway,

his Maiefties Petitioners. Richard Fereby,

John Rowles, Thomas Sharpe,

Richard Rowles, his Wife and Robert Jordan,

Childe, Edward Painter,

Giles Wilkins,

At Westoucr, about a mile frotn Berkley-Himdred.

And Firft at Cap. Fr. Weft's Plantation:
James Englifh,

At Mafter John Weft's Plantation:
Chriftopher Turner,

At Capt. Nathanael Wefts:
Michael Aleworth,

At Lieutenant Gibs his Dividend:
John Paly,
Thomas Ratcliffe,
Michael Booker,
John Higglet,
Nathanael Earle,
John Gibbes,

At Mr. Richard Owen's Houfe:

Richard Owen,

Stephen Dubo,

Francis, an Irifhman,

Thomas Paine,
At Mafter Owen Macar's Houfe:

Owen Macar,

Garret Farrel,

. At Mafter Macock's Divlden:

Capt. Samuel Macock, Efquire,
Edward Lifter,

Richard Dafli.

Dauid Owen.

John Wright.

William Parker,

Richard Wainham,

Benomy Keyman,

Thomas Gay,

James Vpfall,

Daniel, M'' Dombelowes man.

One old Maid called bllnde

Margaret,
William Reeue,

Richard Yeaw,
One Boy.

Thomas Browne,
John Downes.

At Flowerdietc- Hundred, Sir George Yeardley's Plantation.

John Philips,
Thomas Nuibn,

John Braford,
Robert Taylor,

Samuel Jarret,
Elizabeth Bennet,

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At the other side of the River, opposite to Flowerdieu-Htmdred.

Mafter Hobfon and his wife,
Richard Storks,
John Slaughter,

Thomas Phihps,
Richard Campion,
Anne Greene.

At Mr. Swinhowe his House.

Miflris Swinhow and Thomas and John Larliin,

George Swinhow, her fonnes, William Blyth,
Richard Moffe, Thomas Grindal.

At Mr. William Bihar's Horise.

William Bykar,

Math. Hawthorn and his wife,

Edward Pierce,
Nicholas Howfdon.

At Weynoack of Sir George Yeardley his people.

Nathaniel Elie,
John Flores,
Henry Gape,

Buckingham,

William Puffet,
William Walker,
John Gray,

James Boate,
John Suerfby,
Thomas Euans,
Thomas ap-Richard,
Henr}^ Haynes,
John Blewet,
Henry Rice,

At Powle-Brooke.

Hurt,

Jonas Alpart,
Thomas Stephens,
Samuel Goodwine,
John Snow and

Boy,
Margery Blewet.

his

Capt. Nath. Powle, Efq., and his

wife, Daughter to M'^ Tracey,
Miftris Bray,
Adam Rayner's wife,
Barbara Burges,
William Head,

Thomas Woolcher,
William Meakins,

Robert ,

Peter Jordan,
Nathanael Leydon,
Peter Goodale.

At Southampton Hundred.

Robert Goffe and his wife,
William Larkum,

John Dauis,
William Mountfort.

At Martin Brandons.

Lieutenant Sanders,

Enfigne Sherley,

John Taylor and his wife,

2 Boyes,

Mathew, a Polander.

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At Captaine Spilman's House.
John Bafingthwayte, Walter Shawe.

At Ensigne Spence his House.

William Richmond,
John Fowler,
Alexander Bale,

William Fierfax,
The Tinker,

Perso7is slaine at Martins- Hundred, some seaven miles from fames- Citie.

Lieutenant Rich: Kean,
Mafter Tho: Boife &

Miftris Boife, his wife &

a fucking Childe,

4 of his men,

A Maide,

2 Children,
Nathanael Jefferies wife,
Margaret Dauies,

3 feruants,
Mafter John Boife,

his wife',

A Maide,

4 Men-feruants,
Laurence Wats,

his Wife,

2 Men feruants,
Timothy Moife,

his Man,
Henry Bromage,

his Wife,

his Daughter,

his Man,
Edward How,

his Wife,

his Childe,
A child of John Jackfon,

4 Men feruants,
Jofua Dary,

his wife,

Richard Staples,

his wife,

and Childe,
2 Maides,
6 Men and Boyes,
Walter Dauies &

his brother,
Chriftopher Guillam,
Thomas Combar,

A Man,
Ralphe Digginfon,

his Wife,
Richard Cholfer,
George Jones,
Cifby Cooke,

his wife,
Dauid Bons,
John Benner,
John Mafon,
William Pawmet,
Thomas Bats,
Peter Lighborrow,
James Thorley,
Robert Walden,
Thomas Tolling,
John Butler,
Edward Rogers,
Maximilian Ruffel,
Henry, a Welchman.

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At Mr. Thomas Pierce his House over against Mulberry Hand.

Mafter Tho: Pierce,
his Wife,
and Childe,

John Hopkins,
John Samon,
A French Boy.

At Mr, Edward Bennets Plantation.

Maftter Th: Brewood,

his wife,

his Childe,
Robert Gray,
John Grififin,
Enfigne Harrifon,
John Coftard,
Dauid Barry,
Thomas Sheppard,
Henry Price,

Robert ,

Edward Jolby,
Richard ,

AHce Jones,
Thomas Cooke,
Philip Worth,
Mathew a maid,
Francis Winder,
Thomas Conly,
Richard Woodward,
Humfrey Cropen,
Thomas Bacon,
Euan Watkins,
Richard Lewis,
Edward ToAvfe,

2 Seruants,
Thomas Ferris,
George Cole,
Remember Michel,

Bullocke,

Richard Chandler,
Henry Moore,
Nicholas Hunt,
John Corderoy,
Richard Cockwell,
John Howard,
Miftris Harrifon,
Mar)'- Dawks,
Annie Englifh,

Rebecca ,

Mafter Prowfe,

Hugh ,

John ,

Edward ,

Miftris Chamberlin,
Parnel a maid,
Humfrey Sherbrooke,
John Wilkins,
John Burton.

John Scotchmore,
Edward Turner,

Edward Brewfter,

Thomas Holland,

M' John Pountis his men.

Lieutenant Pierce his man.
Capt. Whittakers man.

At Master Walters his house.

Mafter Edward Walters,
his wife,
a Childe,

a Maid,
a Boy.

The whole number 347.

A BRIEFE DECLARATION

PLANTATION OF VIRGINIA

DURINGE THE FIRST TWELVE YEARES, WHEN

SIR THOMAS SMITH WAS GOVERNOR OF

THE COMPANIE, & DOWNE TO THIS

PRESENT TYME.

Ancient Planters nowe remaining alive in Virginia.

1624.

PREFACE.

The next paper presented in this collection is a copy of the one from which Mr.
Bancroft quotes in his introductory note to the meeting of the first Assembly, referring to
it as " MS. in my possession." This is printed from the copy among the McDonald
papers, and with its title and endorsements no intimation is given as to the date of its
preparation, its author or authors, to whom it was addressed, or the use intended to be
made of it. These questions are, however, answered almost entirely by reference to the
entries in " Sainsbury's Calendar of State Papers," which, on pp. 65-'6, has the follow-
ing : " 1624. July. Petition of Gov. Sir Francis Wyatt, the Council and Assembly
of Virginia to the King. Have understood that his Majesty, notwithstanding the unjust
disparagement of the Plantation, has taken it under his especial care ; intreat that
credit may not be given to the late declarations presented to his Majesty concerning the
happy, but indeed miserable, estate of the Colony during the first twelve years (of Sir
Thos. Smythe's government), nor to the malicious imputations which have been laid
upon the late government. Inclose the true state of both, and earnestly request that
the present government may be continued. Pray that the King's tender compassion will
not allow them to fall into the hands of Sir Thos. Smythe or his confidents." Signed by
Sir Fran. Wyatt, Capt. Fan. West, Sir George Yeardley and eiglity-six others. Inclose. —
" Brief Declaration of the Plantation," &c., giving the whole title of this paper, verba-
tim, and a copious abstract of its contents. The earliest account of the horrors it relates
is to be found in Smith's History, p. 105, in what is called " the examinations of Doctor
Simons." This writer gives full details of the straits to which the Colonists were re-
duced and the expedients to which they resorted to appease hunger in 1609 ; adding,
after the statements in regard to eating the Indian who had been buried several days
and their eating "one another boyled, and stewed with rootes and herbes," the account
of the man who " did kill his wife, powdered her, and had eaten part of her before it
was known," and adding with a grim humour, " now whether shee was better roasted,
boyled or carbonado'd, I know not, but of such a dish as powdered wife, I never heard
of." His statements are copied, with more or less variation, by Beverley, Stith, Kieth
and Burke, but not one of them go into the disgusting and improbable details named in
the "Brief Declaration." Campbell also reports the stories, but adds, in regard to the
wife murderer, " upon his trial it appeared that cannibalism was feigned to palliate the
murder," p. 93. Neill quotes from the Records of the Virginia Company, "The Tragical
Relation of Virginia Assembly," which was transmitted to England about 1621 ; this
was intended as a reply to a petition of Alderman Johnson and others, who had repre-
sented to the King that the reports in regard to Sir Thos. Smith's management were
false, and desiring an imrestigation. These petitioners were members of a faction which
desired to break up the Virginia Company. In the Relation of the Assembly, Smith
is charged with all the cruelties to the Colonists which are mentioned in this " Brief

Preface.

Declaration "; torburing and starving to death being the punishments for minor offences ;
and asserting their confidence in the truth of these statements by concluding it with
these words : "And rather to be reduced to live under the like gouernment we desire
his Ma"°' commissioners may be sent over w'^ authoritie to hange us." This is signed by
thirty members of the General Assembly, including among the names, those of George
Sandys, the poet, traveller and Secretary of the Colony, and Raph Hamor, the chron-
icler.—See Neill, pp. 407-411.

There is another reference to this starving time (as it is called) and its accompanying
horror, which should not be allowed to pass without notice. As above stated, the worst
state of affairs was reported to have existed in 1609, and in the next year a pamphlet
with the following title was issued, "A true declaration of the estate of the Colonic of
Virginia, with a refutation of such scandalous reports as haue tended to the disgrace of
so worthy an enterprise. Published by aduise and direction of the Councell of Vir-
ginia. London, 1610." The writer of which, after referring to the slanders which had
been circulated in regard to Sir Thos. Smith's government, and especially of the story
of the wife-eater, says, " Sir Thomas Gates thus relateth the tragedie," and then follows
a long passage to the effect that "one of the companie mortally hated his wife," and
having killed her and secreted her body after cutting it into peices ; when it was
found out he said she died and he had hid her to satisfie his hunger, and had fed daily
upon her, but upon searching his house they found a large quantity of provisions. — See
Forcer tracts. Vol. III. The writers of the " Brief Declaration," and the " True De-
claration," must have seen this statement published ten or twelve years before they
wrote, and it is a little remarkable that they should have persisted in repeating a story
which was far from being well authentitcated, especially as the true statement did not
need this addition to increase the odium incurred by the mismanagement of Sir Thos.
Smith, the evidences of which are herein set forth.

Stith reports the stories of the Indian " that had been slain and buried " being
taken up and eaten, and " so did several others, one another that died," and also that of
the man who " killed his wife and powdered her up, and eat the greater portion before it
was discovered;" and adds, for many years after it was " remembered by the name of
the starving iivie," p. 116-117. For many particulars nowhere else given, see Neill's
History, pp. 407-411.

Colonial Records of Virginia. dp

STATE PAPER OFFICE.

Colonial.

Volume J, No. 21, I.

A Breife Declaration of the Plantation of Vir-
ginia dtiringe the first Twelve Yeares, whejt Sir
Thomas Smith was Govei'nor of the Co77ipanie,
& downe to this presctit tyme. By the Ancient
Planters nowe remaining alive in Virginia.

Wheras in the beginninge of Sir Thomas Smith's twelve yeares
government, it was pubHfiied in printe throughout the Kingdome of
Englande that a Plantation fhould be fettled in Virginia for the glorie
of God in the propogation of the Gofpell of Chrift, the converfion of
the Savages, to the honour of his Majefty, by the enlargeinge of his
territories and future enrichinge of his kingdome, for which refpefts
many noble & well minded perfons were induced to adventure great
fums of money to the advancement of foe pious & noble a worke, who
have from the very firfl been fruftrate of their expeftation, as wee con-
ceive, by the mifgovernment of Sir Thomas Smith, aiminge at nothinge
more then a perticular gaine, to be raifed out of the labours of fuch as
both voluntarilie adventured themfelves and were otherwife fent over
at the common charge. This will cleerely appeare in the examination
of the firft expedition & feverall fupplies in the tyme of his government.

The firft Plantation in Virginia confifted of one hundred perfons,
fo flenderly provided for that before they had remained halfe a yeare
in this new CoUony they fell into extreame want, not havinge anything
left to fustein them fave a little ill conditioned Barley, which ground
to meal & pottage made thereof, one fmale ladle full was allowed each
perfon for a meale, without bread or aught elfe whatfoever, fo that had
not God, by his great providence, moved the Indians, then our utter
enemies, to bringe us reliefe, we had all utterlie by famine perifhed.
How unable fo fmall a companye of people, foe poorely fent over,
were to make way for fuch as flioulde followe, may eafily be judged.

The firft fupplie beinge two fhippes, the John & Francis & Phenix,
with one hundred & twenty perfons, worfe every way provided for
then the former, arrived heere about eight or nine months after &
found the Collony confiftinge of no more then forty perfons (of thofe)
tenn only able men, the reft at point of death, all utterly deftitute of
howfes, not one as yet built, fo that they lodged in cabbins & holes
within the grounde ; vic?tualls they had none, fave fome fmall reliefe from
the Indians, as fome yet living weare feelinge witneffes, neither were
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we for our future and better maintenance permitted to manure or till
any grounde, a thing in a new Plantation principally to be regarded,
but weare by the direftion of Sir Thomas Smith, and his officers heere,
wholly imployed in cuttinge downe of mafts, cedar, blacke wallnutt,
clapboarde, &c., and in digginge gould oare (as fome thought) which
beinge fent for England proved dirt. Thefe works to make retorne of
prefent profifit hindered others of more neceffary confequence of Plan-
tation.

After this firfl fupplie there were fome few poore howfes built, &
entrance made in cleeringe of grounde to the quantit)'e of foure acres for
the wholl Collony, hunger & ficknefs not permitting any great matters
to bee donne that yeare.

The fecond fupplie was a fhip called the Mary Margett, Avhich ar-
rived here nine months after, about the time of Michaellmas, in her
fixty perfons, mofl gentlemen, few or no tradesmen, except fome Po-
landers to make Pitch, tarre, potafhes, &c., to be retorned for prefent
gaine, foe meanly likewife were thefe furniflied forth for vi6tualles, that
in leffe then two monthes after their arrivall, want compelled ustoimploye
our time abroad in trading with the Indians for corne; whereby though
for a time we partly relieved our neceffities, yet in Maye followinge we
weare forced (leavinge a fmall guarde of gentlemen & fome others
about the prefident at James Towne) to difperfe the wholl Collony,
fome amongft the Salvadges but moft to the Oyfter Banks, where
they lived uppon oyfters for the fpace of nine weekes, with the allow-
ance only of a pinte of Indian corne to each man for a week, & that
allowance of corne continued to them but two weekes of the nine,
which kinde of feeding caufed all our fkinns to peele off, from head to
foote, as if we had beene flead. By this time arrived Captaine Samuell
Argall in a fmall Barque, with him neither fupplie of men nor viftualls
from the Company; but we underftandinge that he had fome fmall pro-
vifions of bread and wine, more then would ferve his owne companie,
required him and the mafter of the Barque to remaine afhoare whilft
we might bring his sailes aflioare the better to affure us of his fhip &
fuch provifions as coulde be fpared, whereunto he feemed willingly to
condefcend. Thofe provifions, at a fmall allowance of Bifkett, cake,
and a fmall meafure of wine or beere to each perfon for a Daye fome
what relieved us for the fpace of a month, at the end of which time ar-
rived the thirde fupplie, called Sir Thomas Gates, his fleet, which con-
fifted of feaven fhippes & neere five hundred perfons with whom a
fmall proportion of vicluall, for fuch a number, was landed; howfes
few or none to entertain them, fo that being quartered in the open
feilde they fell uppon that fmall quantitye of corne, not beinge above
feaven acres, which we with great penury & fufferance had formerly
planted, and in three days, at the moft, wholly devoured it.

Thefe numbers, thus meanly provided, not being able to fubfift and
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abroad for their better reliefe. The firft under commande of Captaine
Francis Weft to feat at the head of the River; a fecond under com-
mande of Captaine John Smith, then Prefident, at James Towne, & the
other, with Capt. John Martin, in the River at Nanfamun, which divifions
gave occafions to the Indiens treacheroufly to cutt off divers of our men
& boates, and forced the reft at the end of fixe weekes, havinge fpent
thofe fmall provifions they had with them, to retire to James Town &
that in the depth of winter, when by reafon of tlie colde, it was not
poffible for us to endure to wade in the water (as formerly) to gather
oyfters to fatisfie our hungry flomaclcs, but conftrained to digge in the
grounde for unwholefome rootes whereof we were not able to get fo many
as would fuffice us, in refpetl of the froft at thatfeafon & our poverty &
weakness, fo that famine compelled us wholly to devoure thofe Hogges,
Dogges & horfes that weare then in the Collony, together with rates, mice,
fnakes, or what vermin or carryon foever we could light on, as alfoe Toad-
ftooles, Jewes eares, or what els we founde growing upon the grounde that
would fill either mouth or belly; and weare driven through unfufferable
hunger unnaturallie to eat thofe thinges which nature mofl abhorred,
the flefh and excrements of man, as well of our owne nation as of an In-
dian, cHgged by fome out of his grave after he had laien buried three
dales & wholly devoured him; others, envyinge the better ftate of bod-
die of any whom hunger had not yet fo much wafted as there owne,
lay waight and threatened to kill and eat them ; one amonge the reft
flue his wife as fhe flept in his bofome, cutt her in peeces, powdered her
& fedd uppon her till he had clean devoured all partes faveinge her
heade, & was for foe barbaroufe a fa(fl and cruelty juftly executed.
Some adventuringe to feeke releife in the woods, dyed as they fought
it, & weare eaten by others who found them dead. Many putt them-
felves into the Indians' handes, though our enemies, and were by them
flaine. In this extremitye of famine continued the Collony till the twen-
teth of Maye, when unexpedled, yet happely, arrived Sir Thomas Gates
& Sir George Somers in two fmall Barques* which they had built in the
Sommer Iflands after the wreake of the Sea adventure wherin they fett
forth from Englande, with them one hundred perfons barely provided
of vittel for themfelves. They founde the Collony confiftinge then of
but fixty perfons moft famifiied and at point of death, of whom many
foone after died; the lamentable outcries of theirs foe moved the
hartes of thofe worthies, not being in any forte able long to releive their
wantes they foone refolved to imbarque themfelves & this poore re
mainder of the Collonye, in thofe two pinnaces & two other fmall
Barques then in the River, to fett faile for Newfoundland where they
might releive their wants & procure one fafer paffage for Englande.
Every man, glad of this refolution, laboured his uttmoft to further it,

* "The Deliverance, of 70 tonn, and the Patience, of 30 tonn." Letter from the Lord Delaware,
Governor of Virginia to the patentees in England.— Introduction to Strachey's Virginia BHttania,
p. xxiii.

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fo that in three weekes we had fitted thofe barques and pinnaces (the
bell we could) & quitted James Towne, leaving the poore buildings in
it to the fpoile of the Indians, hopeinge never to retorne to re-poffefs
them. When we had not failed downe the River above twelve miles
but we efpied a boat which afterwards we underftoode came from
the right Honourable Lorde La Ware, who was then arived at Point
Comfort with three good fhipps, wherin he brought two hundred and
fifty perfons with fome ftore of Provifions for them; but by reafon he
founde the Collony in fo great want was forced to put both his owne
people & the reft of the Collony to a very meane allowance, which was
feven pounde of Englifh meale for a man a weeke, & five pounds ■
for every woman, without the addition of any viftuall whatfoever, ex-
cept, in the ftead of meale, we took valuablie either peafe or oatmeale.
Uppon the arrival of that boat, Sir Thomas Gates underftandinge from
the Lord La Ware, that his Lordfhip was arrived with commiffion from
the Company to be GoV^ & Capt. Gen' of Virginia, & had brought
men & provifions for the fubfiftinge & advancing of the Plantation,
he the very next daye, to the great griefe of all his Company (only
except Capt. John Martin), as winde and weather gave leave, retorned
his whole company with charge to take poffeffion againe of thofe poore
ruinated habitations at James Towne which he had formerly abandoned;
himfelffe in a boate proceeded downeward to meete his Lordfhip who,
making all fpeede up, arrived fliortly after at James Towne. The time
of the yeare being then moft unfeafonable, by intemperate heat, at the
end of June his people fuddenly fallinge generally into moft peftilent
difeafes of Callentures and feavors, not leffe then one hundred & fifty
of them died within few moneths after, & that chiefly for want of meanes
to comfort them in their weak eftates. The refidue alfoe difabled by
reafon of ficknes could performe nothing that yeare to the advance-
ment of the Collony, yet with the help of thofe people which had ar-
rived with Sir Thomas Gates, together with fome of the ancient Planters,
who by ufe weare growen practique in a hard way of livinge, two fmall
forts weare erecfled neare the rivers mouth at Kicoughtun, encompaffed
with fmall younge trees, haveinge for houfing in the one, two formerlie
built by the Indians & covered with bark by them, in the other a tent
with fome few thatcht cabbins which our people built at our comming
thether. We founde divers other Indian Howfes built by the natives
which by reafon we could make no ufe of we burnt, killinge to the
number of twelve or fourteene Indians, & poffeffinge fuch corne as we
founde growinge of their plantinge. We remained there untill harveft,
when we reaped (befides what we fpent) about the quantitie of one
hundred and fiftie bufhells of corne, which, by order from the Lord La
Ware, was tranfported to James Towne.

His Lordfhip intendinge to fend up certain forces to march to-
wardes the mountaines for the difcoverie of gold or filver mines at the
end of Oftober, fent his Patents to Captaine Yardley and Captaine

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Holcroft, commanders of thofe two forts at Kicoughtan, wherin his
Lordfhip gave order that they fhould be forthwith abandoned & the
people with all fpeede to be brought to James Citie, there to prepare for
his intended march.

At that time there arrived a fmall fhip called the daintie, with
twelve men & one woman, fome little provifion of vicfluall, two or three
horfes & fome other flight neceffaries for the Collony. Soon after we
fett forward for our intended march, havinge for our leaders Captaine
Edwarde Brewfter & Captaine George Yeardley, being in number one
hundred perfons, furnilhed with all fuch neceffary provifions, as the
Collony at that time out of its poverty was able to provide. This de-
figne was hindered by reafon of the unfortunate loffe of all our chieffe
men flcillfuU in findeinge out mines, who weare treacheroufly flaine
by the Salvadges (inviteinge them aflioare to eat vi6tualls which they
wanted) even when the meate was in theire mouthes, they careinge only
to fill their bellies, forefaw not to prevent this danger which befell
them.

This injury we revenged for the prefent (as we coulde) by killinge
fome Indians and burninge many houfes, but by reafon of this difafter
we proceeded not farther on our journey then the head of the River,
where we fpent about three moneths doinge little but induringe much;
his Lordfhip was there in perfon for the mofl part of that time, but his
difeafe of body groweinge much upon him he refolved to retire to James
Towne, givinge order that the fort which we had built there flioulde bee
quitted and the troupe drawn downe, which accordingly was done.
His Lordfliip then in regarde of his fickness was advifed to putt to Sea
in his fhip, the Delaware, to feeke remedie in fome other parts for the
health of his bodye. At his going he left Captaine George Percie
Deputie Governor, the people (remaining under his command) pro-
vided for three months at a fhort allowance of victuals. The calamities
of thefe times would not any way permit workes of great importance
to bee performed, fith that we did was as much as we coulde doe to live
and defende our felves.

The Plantations helde at his Lordfhips departure were only James
Towne and Pointe Comforte, where was a fmall Fort fenced with Palli-
fadoes, in it one flight howfe, a ftore and fome few thatcht cabbins, which
fhortly after by cafualtie was burnt with fire; fome few great ordinance
were Henderlye mounted at James Towne and Pointe Comfort.

A fortnight after his Lordfliip's departure arrived a fmall fhip called
the Hercules, with fome thirty people and fome provifions for them.
The twelfe of May foUoweinge arrived Sir Thomas Dale with three
fhips and three hundred perfons, his provifions for them of fuch qualitie
(for the moft part) as hogges refufed to eat, fome whereof were fent
backe to England to teflifie the fame, and that the reft was not bet-
ter was juftified upon oath before the Hono'^'-^ the Lorde Cheife Juflice
of the Common Pleas, at Guilde hall in London, by Sir Thos. Gates &
two other gentlemen.

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Sir Thomas Dale, takinge into confideration the precedent times
not to have fucceeded accordinge to the greedy defire of Sir Thomas
Smith, prefendy imployed the general Colony about the lading of thofe
three fhips with fuch freight as the country then yealded, but a litde
before the fhips were readie to depart. Sir Thomas Gates arrived with
three fliips and three carvills, with him three hundred perfons meanly
provided with vitlualls for fuch a number. In this fleet, to our remem-
brance, arrived fixtie cowes and fome-fwine; it was his care to dispatch
thofe fhipps and carvills fraighted (as aforefaid) to the negle6l of
workes of greater importance. Sir Thomas Dale imediately uppon his
arrival, to add to that extremitye of miferye under which the Collonye
from her infancie groaned, made and publiflied moll cruell and tiranous
lawes, exceeding the ftridefl rules of marifhall difcipline, which lawes
were fent over by Sir Thomas Dale to Sir Thomas Smith by the hande
of Mr. William Starchey,* then Secretarie to the State, and were re-
torned in print, with approbation, for our future government, as in
divers bookes yet extant more fully appeareth.

At Michaellmas then next followinge. Sir Thomas Dale removed
himfelf with three hundred perfons for the buildinge of Henrico Towne,
where being landed he oppreffed his whole companye with fuch extra-
ordinarye labors by daye and watchinge by night, as maye seeme in-
credible to the eares of any who had not the experimentall triall thereof.
Wante of houfes at firfl landinge in the colde of winter, and pinchinge
hunger continually bitinge, made thofe impofed labours rnoft infuffer-
able, and the beft fruits and effefts therof to be noe better then the
flaughter of his Majefty's free fubje6ls by ftarveinge, hangeinge,
burneinge, breakinge upon the wheele and fhootinge to deathe, fome
(more than halfe famifhed) runninge to the Indians to gett reliefe beinge
againe retorned were burnt to death. Some for ftealinge to fatisfie
their hunger were hanged, and one chained to a tree till he ftarved to
death; others attemptinge to run awaye in a barge and a fhallop (all the
Boates that were then in the Collonye) and therin to adventure their
lives for their native countrye, beinge difcovered and prevented, were
fhott to death, hanged and broken upon the wheele, befides continuall
whippings, extraordinary punifhments, workinge as flaves in irons for
terme of yeares (and that for petty offences) weare dayly executed.
Many famifhed in holes and other poore cabbins in the grounde, not
refpefted becaufe ficknes had difabled them for labour, nor was their
fufficient for them that were more able to worke, our beft allowance
beinge but nine ounces of corrupt and putrified meale and halfe a pinte

* Mr. Strachey, sailed with Lord Delaware on the ist of April, 1610, and arrived at the Capes on the
15th of May. He remained about two years. He left a well written manuscript account of his observa-
tions, with this title : " The Hiftorie of travaile into Virginia Brittania, * * * gathered and dis-
covered as well by thofe who went firft hither, as colle(5led by William Strachey, Gent., the firfl secretary
of the Colony ;" which, edited by R. A. Major, Esq., of the British Museum, was published by the Hakluyt
society in 1S49.

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of oatmeale or peafe (of like ill condition) for each perfon a daye.
Thofe provifions were fent over by one Winne, a Draper, and Cafwell,
a baker, by the appointment (as we conceave) of Sir Thomas Smith.
Under this Tiranus Government the Collony continued in extreame
flavery and miferye for the fpace of five yeares, in which time
many, whofe neceffities enforced the breach of thofe lawes by the
flridtnefs and feveritye therof, fuffered death and other punifhments.
Divers gentlemen both there and at Henrico towne, and throughout
the wholl Collonye (beinge great adventurers and no trendes or alliance
to Sir Thomas Smith) weare feeling members of thofe generall calam-
ities, as far forth as the meanefl fellow fent over.

The buildings and fortifications of that Towne, or thereabouts,
were noe way extraordinary, neither could want, accompanied with
bloode and crueltie, effetl better.

Fortification againft a foreign enemy there was none, only two or
three peeces of ordenance mounted, and againfl a domeflic noe other
but a pale inclofinge the Towne to the quantitye of foure acres,
within which thofe buildings that weare erecfled, coulde not in any
man's judgement, neither did flande above five yeares and that not
without continuall reparadons; true it is that there was a Bricke Church
intended to be built, but not foe much as the foundation therof ever fin-
ift-ied, but we contentinge our felves with a church of wood anfwerable
to thofe houfes. Many other workes of like nature weare by him donne
at Henrico and the precindts therof but fo flightly as before his depar-
ture hence, he himfelf faw the ruine and defolation of moft of them. _

Sir Thomas Gates likewife in his dme erefted fome buildinges in
and about James Towne, which by continuall coft in repaireinge of them
doe yet for the moft part in fome fort remaipe.

A framed Bridge was alfoe then erecled, which utterly decayed
before the end of Sir Thomas Smith's government, that being the only
bridge (any way foe to be called) that was ever in the country. At
this "time in all thefe labours, the miferye throughout the wholl Collony,
in the fcarcitye of foode was equall; which penurious and harde kinde
of liveinge, enforced and emboldened fome to petition to Sir Thomas
Gates (then Governor) to grant them that favor that they might employ
themfelves in hufbandry, that therby they and all others by plandnge
of corne, might be better fed then thofe fupplies of visual which were
fent from Englande woulde afforde to doe, which requeft of theirs was
denied unleffe they woulde paye the yearlye rent of three barrels of corne
and one monthe's worke to the Collonye, although many of them had
been imployed in the generall workes and fervices of the Collony from
the beginninge of the Plantation, which harde condition of Tenantfhip
was then accepted rather then they woulde continue in thofe generall
fervices and employments noe waye better then flavery. Moft part of
the time that Sir Thomas Gates and Sir Thos. Dale governed we were
at warre with the nadves, fo that by them divers times were many of

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our people flaine, whofe blood Sir Thomas Dale negle<5led not to re-
venge, by divers and fundry executions, in killinge many, cuttinge
downe and takinge away their corne, burninge their houfes, fpoiling
their weares, &c.*

In this time alfoe the two fortes, fort Henr}'^ and fort Charles, at
Kicoughton, were againe erefted with fuch buildings as were formerly
expreffed, not fortified at all againft a forreine enemye, and againft the
Indian that common order of a pale or pallifadoe.

The fupplies fent out of Englande while Sir Thos. Gates and Sir
Thos. Dale governed were thefe; a fmall barque called the John and
Francis, which brought few men and lefs viftual; the next a fmall fhip
called the Sarah, with the like number of men and viftuall; the next
fhip called the Treforer, wherin came Capt. Samuell Argoll, bringinge
with him to the number of fiftie good men, which fhip and men were
wholly imployed in Trade and other fervices for relevinge of the Col-
lonye ; the next fhip, called the Elizabeth, with about thirteene perfons,
for them little provifion ; the next the fame Elizabeth came againe, with
fome fmall ftore of provifions only ; in her Sir Thos. Gates went for
Englande, leavinge the government with Sir Thomas Dale.

A little before the departure of Sir Thomas Gates many of the
ancient planters (by the infligation of Sir Thomas Dale), uppon the
promife of an abfolute freedome after three yeares more to be expired
(havinge moft of them already ferved the Collonye fix or feaven yeares
in that generall fiavery) were yet contented to worke in the buildinge
of Charles Citty and Hundred, with very little allowance of clothinge
and vi6luall, and that only for the firfl yeare, being promifed one
moneth in the yeare, and one daye in the weeke from Maye daye till
harveft, to gett our maintenance out of the earth without any further
helpe; which promife of Sir Thos. Dale was not performed, for out of
that fmall time which was allowed for our maintenance we were
abridged of nere halfe, foe that out of our daily tafkes we were forced
to redeeme time wherin to labour for our fuflenance, therby miferably
to purchafe our freedome. Yet fo fell it out that our State (by God's
mercy) was afterwardes more happie then others who continued longer
in the aforementioned flaverye; in which time we built fuch houfes as be-
fore and in them lived with continual repairs, and buildinge new where
the old failed, untill the maffacre.

For matter of fortification in all this time, were only foure peeces
of ordinance mounted for our defence againft the natives. Soone after
we weare feated at Charles Hundred, Sir Thomas Dales refolved of a
journey to Pamonkey River, there to make with the Salvadges either a
firme league of friendfhip or a prefent warre; they percieving his intent
inclined rather for peace (more for feare then love) which was then

*" Their weares in which they take their fifh, which are certain enclofures made with reedes, and
framed in the fafhion of a laborinth or maze, sett a fathome deepe in the water, with divers chambers or
bedds, out of which the entangled fiih cannot retume or gett out, being once in. — Strachey, p. 68.

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concluded betwixt them. That donne we retorned to our habitations,
where great want and fcarcitye, oppreffed us, that continuinge and in-
creafinge, (our firft harveft not yet being ripe) caufed in many an
intended mutinye, which beinge, by God's mercy, difcovered, the prime
a6lors were duly examined and convicted, wherof fixe beinge adjudged
and condemned were executed.

After this, arrived for fupply a fmall fliip called the John and Fran-
cis, with about twenty perfons and little or noe provifions for them. The
next fhip, called the Treforer, arived heere with the number of twenty
perfons and as little provifions as the former, in which fhip after many
other defignes were effe6led by Sir Thos. Dale, as makinge fpoile of
the Kefchiacks* and Warifcoyacks, impaling fome necks of Lande, for de-
fence againft the Salvadges, and in fidiing for our reliefe, &c., he de-
parted from Virginia, and left the Government to Captain George
Yardley, under whom the Collony lived in peace and beft plentye that
ever it had till that time, yet moft part of the people for that yeare of
his Government continued in the generall fervices followinge their labors
as Sir Thos. Dale left them by order.

At Michaelmas followinge arrived a fmall fliip called the Sufan,
her lading (beinge the firft Magazin) confiftinge of fome neceffarye
provifions of clothinge, as our wants required, which goods were fould
by Sir Thos. Smith's fatlor, as we fuppose, for a fufficient proffit, ex-
changinge with us their commodities for our Tobacco.

At Chriftmas then followinge, juft occafion beinge given by the
Indians of Chiquohomini in many and feverall kindes of abufes, and in
deridinge of our demandes, wherunto they had formerly agreed and
conditioned with Sir Thomas Dale to paye us yearlye tribute, viz: a
bufhell of corne for every Boweman, for which, by agreement, we were
to give to each man one peece of copper and one iron tomahawke, and
to the eight chiefe men each a fuit of redd cloth, which clothes and
truckinge ftuffe we efteemed of more worth then their corne. Thefe
and the like groffe abufes moved our Governor, Captaine* George
Yeardley, to levye a company of men, to the number of eighty-four,
to bee revenged uppon thofe contemptuous Indians, which he, accord-
inge to his defire, fully executed, and returned home with the fpoile of
them; concludinge, before his departure from them, a more firme
league in appearance than formerly was, for that it continued unvio-
lated almoft the fpace of two yeares; our people freely travelinge from
Town to Towne (both men, women and children) without any armes,
and were by the Salvadges lodged in their houfes, every way kindly
intreated and noe way molefted.

In March followinge, our three yeares' time beinge expired, as it
was our due, we gf Charles Hundred demanded our long defired free-

* "Kiftiack (now Chescake— pronounced Cheesecake) on Smith's map is located on the south side
of the Pamunck (now York) river about the site of Yorktown.— See Campbell, p. 66.
For Wariscoyack see note pp. 48, 49.
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dome from that common and generall fervitude; unto which requeft
Captaine George Yeardley, freely and wiUIngly affented, to our great
joy and comfort. Yet remained the moft part of the Collony in the
former fervitude ; part of whom were farmers, the reft imployed in fuch
workes as Sir Thomas Dale gave order for before his departure.

We that were freed, with our humble thankes to God, fell cheer-
fully to our perticular labours, wherby to our great comfort, through
his bleffmge, we reaped a plentifull harveft.

In May followinge arived Captain Samuell Argoll with commif-
fion to be Governor. He brought with him to the number of a
hundred perfons, partly at the charge of the Company and partly at
the charge of private adventurers; with them was brought a very little
provifion for that nomber. At his arrival heere he founde the Collony
in all parts well ftored with corne, and at Charles Hundred a granery
well furnifhed by rentes lately raifed and received from the farmers,
which corne he tooke poffeffion of but how it was imployed himfelfe
can beft give an account. Whileft he governed, the Collony was flen-
derly provided of munition, wherby a ftri6l proclamation was made for
reftraint of waftinge or fhooting away of powder, under paine of
great puniftiment; which forbiddinge to ftioot at all in our peeces
caufed the loffe of much of oure corne then growinge uppon the
grounde; the Indians perceivinge our forbearance to fhoote (as for-
merly) concluded thereuppon that our peeces were, as they faide, ficke
and not to be ufed; uppon this, not longe after they were boulde to
prefume to affault fome of our people, whom they flew, therin break-
inge that league, which before was fo fairly kept.

Duringe his time of Government moft of the people of the Col-
lony remained (as formerly) in the common fervice, their freedome not
beinge to be obtained without extraordinary payement.

The next fhip that arrived heere was the George, fett forth, as we
fupofe, at the charge of private adventurers, but came foe meanly pro-
vided with viftuall, that had not we, the old Planters, relieved them
moft of them had been ftarved. The next ftiips, called the Neptune
and Treafurer, arived in Auguft followinge, fet out at the charge of
the Right Hono^^^ the Lord Laware, his noble affociates, and fome
other private adventurers. The people w'^'i arived were foe poorely
vidlualled that had they not been diftributed amongft the old Planters
they muft for want have perifhed; with them was brought a moft pefti-
lent difeafe (called the Bloody flux) which infe6led all moft all the
whole Collonye. That difeafe, nothftanding all our former afflid;ions,
was never knowne before amongft us.

The next fupply weare two fhips called the William & Thomas
and the Guift, which arived in Januarie; the Guift beinge fett forth at
the charge of the Societie of Martin's Hundred, the other by the Mag-
azin and fome private adventurers.

The next, a imall ftiip called the Elinor (fett forth at whofe charge

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we know not), arived heere in Aprill after, and In her Capt. Samuell
argoll, leaving his Government, fliipt himfelfe for Englande. Wliatfo-
ever els befell in the time of his Government we oniit to relate, much
beinge, uppon our oathes, alreadie fufficiendy examined and our an-
fwers fent for Englande.

By all which hath heertofore beene faide concerninge this Collony,
from the infancie therof and untill the expiration of Sir Thomas
Smith's government, may eafdy be perceived and plainly underftood
what juft caufe he or any els have to boaft of the flourifliing eftate of
thofe times, wherin fo great miferies and callamities were indured, and
foe few workes of moment or importance performed, himfelfe beinge
juftly to be charged as a prime author therof, by his negledl of pro-
vidlnge and alloweinge better meanes to proceede in fo great a worke,
and in hindering very many of our fi»endes from fendinge much releife
and meanes who beinge earneftly folicited from hence by our letters —
wherin we lamentablie complained unto them — have often befought
Sir Thomas Smith that they might have leave to fupplie us at their
owne charge both with provifion of vi61;uall and all other neceffaries,
wherin he utterlie denied them fo to doe, proteftinge to them that we
were in noe want at all, but that we exceeded in abundance and plentie
of all things, fo that therby our frendes were moved both to defifl from
from fendinge and to doubt the truth of our letters, moft part of which
weare by him ufually intercepted and kept backe ; farther giveinge or-
der by his direftions to the Governor heere, that all men's letters
fhould be fearched at the goinge away of fhips, and if in anye of them
weare founde that the true eflate of the Collony was declared, they
were prefented to the Governor and the indighters of them feverely
punifhed; by which meanes noe man durft make any true relation to
his frendes of his owne or the Collonye's true eftate; neither was it
permitted to anye to have paffe to goe home, but by force were kept
heere and employed as we have faide (fave fome few), one of whom
receved his paffe from the Kinge, and that clofely made up in a garter,
leaft it fhould have been feized uppon and he kept heere notwithftand-
inge. Thofe whom their frendes procured their paffe in open courte
from the Companye were, by private direftion, nevertheleffe made
ftaye of, others procuringe private letters having been lett goe.

We muft alfoe noat heere, that Sir Thos. Dale, at his arivall find-
ing himfelf deluded by the aforefaid protestadons, pulled Capt. New-
port by the beard, and threatninge to hange him, for that he affirmed
Sir Thos. Smith's relation to be true, demandinge of him whether it
weare meant that the people heere in Virginia fhoulde feed Uppon
trees.

Soe may we heere conclude, as fome have concluded for him, to
what great growth of perfeftion (with the expence of that feaventie
thoufand poundes) the Plantadon was advanced in the time of his
1 2 years' government, but whether, as it is faide, he be to be praifed

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for the managaing of thefe affaires, with much unanimity, moderation,
integritie and judgment, we leave it to cenfure.

At the end of this twelve yeares arived Sir George Yeardley to
be Gov'' and founde the Collony in this eflate and thus furnifhed, vizt:
For fortification againfl a forreign ennemie there was none at all; two
demy culverin only were mounted uppon rotten carriages and placed
within James Citty, fitter to fhoot downe our houfes then to offend an
ennemie. At Charles Hundred, which were mounted by Sir Thos.
Dale, two demy culverin and one facre; fortifications againfl a domes-
tique enimie very mean. For Forts, Towns and Plantations he founde
thefe: James Citty, Henrico, Charles Citty and Hundred, Shirley Hun-
dred, Arrahattock, Martin Brandon and Kicoughton, all w'^^ were but
poorely houfed and as ill fortified; for in James Cittie were only thofe
houfes that Sir Thom. Gates built in the time of his government, with
one wherin the Gov'" allwayes dwelt, an addition beinge made therto
in the time of Captaine Sam^ Argoll, and a church, built, wholly at the
charge of the inhabitants of that cittie, of Timber, beinge fifty foote in
length and twenty foot in breadth; at Pafpahayes alfoe weare fome few
flight houfes built; at Henrico, two or three old howfes, a poore ruin-
ated church with fome few poore buildings in the Ifland; Coxen Dale
and the Maine and att Arrahatocke one houfe, at Charles Cittie fixe
howfes much decayed, and, that we may not be too tedious, as thefe,
foe were the reft of the places furnifht.

For people then alive about the nomber of foure hundred, very
many of them in want of corne, utterlie deftitute of cattle, fwine, Poul-
trie and other Provifions to nourifh them.

For Barques, Pinnaces, Shallops, Barges and Boates he founde
only one olde Frigott, which belonged to the Sommer Iflandes, one olde
Shallopp built in Sir Thos. Dale's time, one boat built in Sir Sam'l Ar-
goll's time, with two fmall boates belonginge to private men. For mu-
nition a very fmall quantitye, the moft part thereof beinge very bad
and of little ufe. For miniflers to inftru6l the people he founde only
three authorized, two others who never received their orders.

For ftaple commodities at his arrivall he founde none afoot fave
only Tobacco. The natives he founde uppon doubtfull termes, neither
did we ever perceive that at any time they voluntarilie yealded them-
felves fubje6is or fervants to our Gracious Soveraigne, neither that
ever they tooke any pride in that title, nor paide they at any time any
yearly contribution of corne for the fuftentation of the Collony, nor
could we at any time keepe them in fuch goode refpeft or correfpond-
encie that they and we did become mutuallie helpfull or proffitable,
each to other, but to the contrary, whatfoever at any time was done
uppon them proceeded from fear without love, for fuch help as we have
had from them have been procured by fworde or trade. And heere
can we noe way approve of that which hath lately beene faide in the
behalfe of Sir Thos. Smith, by fome of his new frendes, that a flourifh-

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inge plantation in Virginia, erefted in the time of his 1 2 yeares gov-
ernment, hath fmce been diftroyed through the ignorance of fucceed-
inge Governors heere, for that by what we have already faide all the
worlde may judge in what a flourifliinge eftate it was, and to what
growth of perfeftion it was advanced, at the arivall of Sir Geo. Yeard-
ley to be Gov"" here, it beinge then in our judgements, that were mem-
bers of the colony, in a poore eftate.
The whole 12 yeares expired.

Aprill, i6ig. — Arived Sir Geo. Yeardeley, bringing certain com-
miffions and inftrudlions from the Company for the better eftablifhinge
of a Commonwealth heere, wherin order was taken for the removing
of all thofe grievances which formerly were fuffred and manifefted the
fame by publifliinge a Proclamation that all thofe that were refidend
heere before the departure of Sir Thos. Dale fhould be freed and ac-
quitted from fuch publique fervices and labours which formerly they
fuffered, and that thofe cruell lawes by which we had foe longe been
governed were now abrogated, and that we were now to be governed
by thofe free lawes which his Ma*^'^ fubjecSls live under in Englande.
And farther that free libertie was given to all men to make choice of
their dividents of lande and, as their abilities and meanes w'l permitt, to
poffeffe and plant uppon them. And that they might have a hande in
the governinge of themfelves, it was granted that a general affemblie
fhould be helde yearly once, wherat were to be prefent the Gov"" and
Counfell with two Burgeffes from each Plantation freely to be elefted
by the inhabitants thereof; this affembly to have power to make and
ordaine whatfoever lawes and orders fhould by them be thought good
and proffittable for our fubfiflance. The effecSl of which proceedinge
gave fuch incouragement to every perfon heere that all of them fol-
lowed their perticular labours with lingular alacrity and induftry, foe
that, through the bleffmge of God uppon our willinge labors, within the
fpace of three yeares, our countrye flourifhed with many new erefted
Plantations, from the head of the River to Kicoughtan, beautifull and
pleafant to the fpettators, and comfortable for the releife and fuccor of
all fuch as by occafion did travaile by land or by water ; every man
giveinge free entertainment, both to frendes or others. The plenty of
thefe times likewife was fuch that all men generally were fufficiendy
furnifhed with corne, and many alfoe had plenty of catde, fwine, poul-
try and other good provifions to nourifh them. Monethly courtes
were held in every precin6l to doe juftice in redreffmge of all fmall
and petty matters, others of more confequence beinge referred to the
Gov'' , Counfell and Generall Affemblie. Now alfoe were begunne and
fett a foote the ereftinge of Iron Workes, plantinge of vines and mul-
berrie trees for the nourifhinge of filke wormes; a trial made for filke
graffe tillage for Englifh graine, gardeninge, and the like, which gave
great hopes of prefent and future plenty in their feverall perdculars,

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wherin no doubt but much more had been effefted had not great fick-
nes and mortalitie prevented.

Thofe yeares fallinge out to be generally contagious through
this continent, the people alfoe fent over arrived heere at the moil un-
feafonable time of the yeare, beinge at the heat of Sommer, and divers
of the fhips brought with them moft peftilent infeftions, wherof many
of their people had died at Sea, foe that thefe times alfoe of plenty
and libertie were mixed with the calamities of ficknes and mortalitie.

In October, 162 1, Arived Sir Fras. Wyatt, Knight, with commiffion
to be Gov'' and Capt. Gen^ of Virginia. He ratified and confirmed all
the afore mentioned liberties, freedomes and priveledges, to our great
happines and content; the country alfoe flourifhed and increafed in
her former proceedinges, as iron workes, plantinge of vines and mul-
berrie for hike, &c. A fhip alfoe was fent to the Summer Iflandes
for fuch commodities as that place afforded, as Potatoes, Fig Trees,
Orange and Lemon Trees, and fuch like, many of which profper and
growe very likely to increafe. But amidft this happines was the Hande
of God fett againft us, in great part, no doubt, for the punifhment of
our ingratitude in not being thankefuU but forgettfuU that by his mer-
cye we were delivered from fuch bondage and calamitie as before time
we had fuffered. Juftly likewife were we punifhed for our greedy de-
fires of prefent gaine and proffit, wherin many fhowed themfelves in-
fatiable and covetous; we beinge too fecure in truftinge of a treach-
erous enimie, the Salvadges, they, whileft we entertained them frendley
in our houfes, tooke their opportunities and fuddenly fell uppon us,
killing and murdering very many of our people, burninge and devafl-
inge their houfes and plantations, this happeninge uppon the two and
tiventeth of March followinge (1622), flroocke fo at the life of our well-
fare by iDlood and fpoile, that it almofl generally defaced the beautie
of the wholl CoUonye, puttinge us out of the way of bringinge to per-
feftion thofe excellent workes wherin we had made foe faire a be-
ginninge.

This deadly ftroake being given to the great amazement and ruine
of our State, caufed our Governor and Counfell, withall fpeede, for the
fafetie of the refl (left the Indians flioulde take courage to purfue what
they had begunne), to re-colle6l the ftraglinge and woefull Inhabitants,
foe difmembered, into ftronger bodies and more fecure places. This
enforced reducement of- the Collony Into fewer bodies, together with
the troble of warre then in hande, caufed the year following a flender
harveft to be reaped, wherby we weare conftrained to relye upon hopes
for our reliefe by fhippinge out of Englande, and by trading with the
more remote Salvadges, moft part of which fupplies from Englande
unfortunately mifcarried by the waye, the Salvadges, likewife, from
whome we hoped to have helpes by trade, proved our moft treacherous
ennemies, cunninglye circumventinge and cruellie murderinge fuch as

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were employed abroade to gett reliefe from them, by all which mifacci-
dents we fell that yeare into great want and fcarcitye; which fmce, by
the bleffmge of God, through our fupplies we have had from the Com-
pany, together with a plentifull harvell, hath bene abundantly reflored.
Our Gov"" , Counfell and others have ufed their uttermoft and Chriftian
endeavours in profequtinge revenge againft the bloody Salvadges, and
have endeavoured to reftore the CoUonye to her former profperitye,
wherin they have ufed great diligence and induftrye, imployinge many
forces abroade for the rootinge them out of feverall places that therby
we may come to live in better securitie, doubtinge not but in time we
fhall clean drive them from thefe partes, and therby have the free
libertie and range for our cattle, the increafe of whom may bringe us
to plentie, and maye alfoe more freely goe on againe with fetting up
thofe ftaple commodities which we hoped by this time to have brought
to good perfe6lion.

For the fupplies of fhippinge, men, cattle and provifions that have
arived heere fmce Sir Thomas Smith left his government we can not
nowe well reckon up, they beinge manye, but mufh referre you to the
printed bookes and to the Lifts and Invoices retorned by Sir Geo.
Yeardley.

For the State of the Collony at this prefent we leave to the report
of fuch commiffioners as are nowe fent over by the Right Hon. the
Lordes of his Ma''^'^ privie counfell.

This being reade in the Gen^ Affemblie re-
ceived full approbation.

[Endorfed.]

Virginia — A relation of its Planting.

[This document is undated but is placed in the Callendar among
papers of 1625?]

A LIST

OF THE NUMBER OF

Men, Women and Children

INHABITING IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES

WITHIN THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA,

ANNO D^^, 1634.

PREFACE.

The three succeeding papers are printed from the De Jarnette collection. The first
is a census in gross without any details of sex, age or social condition. In these respects
it lacks the interest which one feels in the list made out in 1623.

In February, 1623, there were living in the Colony 1277 persons, and including
371 who had died during the preceding year, i. e. since April, 1G22; it is evident that
the greatest number of inhabitants during the year ending February 16, 1623 — not includ-
ing those murdered in the the massacre — amounted to 1648; and in 1634, eleven years
afterwards, they amounted to 5,119, being an increase of 3,471, or an average of about 315
per annum, by birth and immigration. Accustomed as we are to the rapid growth of
new countries this seems but a small increase, but when it is remembered that they made
the voyage in sailing vessels only, and that it then not unfrequently lasted three or
four months, we have little cause for wonder.

The next paper is a copy of a letter from His Majesty Charles II., to the Governor,
Sir Wm. Berkeley, returning his thanks for a present of silk grown in Virginia. The
first settlers were very anxious for success in this department of industry, and the House
of Burgesses in 1657-'8 passed a law oflfering a premium of 5,000 pounds of tobacco to
any one who made " 100 pounds of wound silke in any one year," and in- the next ses-
sion, 1658-'9, the premium was made 10,000 pounds of tobacco for 50 pounds of "wound
silke." We have frequently heard repeated a tradition to the effect that Charles II.
wore a robe made of Virginia silk at his coronation. The circumstance of which this
document is evidence, is probably the nearest approach to any thing of the sort that
ever occurred, and hereafter this with the foolish and groundless story of one of the
Lees going to see him when an exile at Breda, to offer him a crown and a refuge in
Virginia, must be consigned to that oblivion which is likely, soon, we hope, to receive
many of the mythical legends which have heretofore passed current for the history of
Virginia.

The third is a list of the parishes and their ministers in 1G80, the number of the
latter showing that the people were poorly provided for in this respect, and that some
of the parishes had no ministers. This deficiency was, however, in a measure provided for
by the appointment of " readers " under the operation of acts passed February 1632-'3,
by which if a minister's cure " is so large that he cannot be present on the Saboth and
other holy days. It is thought ft That they appoint deacons for the readinge of common
prayer in their absence;" and further, in March, 1661-2, it was enacted " That every
parish not haveing a minister to officiate every Sunday doe make choice of a grave and
sober person to read divine service at the Parish, church." — Hen. Vol. I., p. 208 ; Vol.
II., p. 46, 54.

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STATE PAPERS,

Colonial.
Vol. S, No. S5 (i(>34)-

A List of the number of men, zuomen and children
Inhabitinge in the scverall Counties io"'in the
Collony of Virginia. Anno D"% i6j.^.

Imprimis, from Arrowhattock to Shirley hundred Hand, on both

fides the river, being within the Countie of Henrico, 419

Item, from Shirley hundred Hand to Weyfnoake, on both fides

the River, being w"Mn the countie of Charles Citty, 511

Item, from Upper Cheppeake Creeke to Lawnes Creeke on
the Southward fide, and from Checohominey River to
Creeke on the northward fide of the River, being w"Mn
the Countie of James Citty, 886

Item, from Ketche's Creeke & Mulbury Hand to Maries Mount,
on the northward fide of the river, being w'^Hn the countie
of Warricke river, 811

Item, from Lawne's Creeke to Warrofquyoake Creeke on the
fouthward fide of the river, beinge within the Countye of
Warrofquyoake, 522

Item, from Maires Mount to Fox hill, w* the Plantations of the
Back river & the old Pocolfon river on the Northward fide,
and from Elizabeth river to Chefepeake River on the fouth-
ward fide of the river, being w"^ in the Countie of Elizabeth
Citt)^ _ _ 859

Item, in the Plantations of Kifkyake, Yorke & the new Pocol-
fon, being within the Countie of Charles River, 510

Item, in the Plantations on the Efterlie fide of Cheffepeake

Bay, being w*in the Countie of Accowmack, 396

The whole number is, 4.914

After this lift was brought in there arrived a fliip of Holand with
145 from the Bermudas.

And fince that 60 more in an Englifti fhipp W^"^ likewife came from
the Bermudas.

I certify that the foregoing is a true and
authentic copy taken from the volume
above named.

JOHN McDONAGH,

Record Agent,

July 14th, 1871.

A LETTER

FROM

His Majesty, Charles the Second,

To SIR WM. BERKELEY, Gov. of Va.

ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECEIPT OF A PRESENT OF

SILK MADE IN THE COLONY, AND PROMISING

HIS PROTECTION TO THIS BRANCH

OF INDUSTRY.

1648.

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STATE PAPERS,

Colonial — Virginia.
Vol. sg, No. IIS, (Nov'r — , i66S).

[Partly damaged by damp.]

Trusty & welbeloved, Wee Greet you well. Wee have received
w* much content y^ dutiful! refpefts of that Our Colony in y"^ prefent
lately made us by you & y^ Councell there of y^ firft produft of y^
new Manufafture of Silke, w'^'^, as a mark of Our Princely acceptation
of yo"^ dutyes & of y"" particular encouragement, Wee refolve to give
to yo'' induftry in y'^ profecution and improvem' of that or any other
ufefuU Manufa61;ure, Wee have comanded to be wrought up for y^ ufe
of Our owne perfon, and herein Wee have thought good to * * *

* * ledge from Our owne Royall * * * * * you of Our
more efpeciall care & prote6lion in all occafions that may concern that
our ancient Colony and Plantation, whofe laudable induftry, rayfed
in good part & improved by y'^ fobriety of y^ governm' , we efleeme
much, & are defirous by this & any other feafonable expreffion of Our
favor, as farreas in us lies, to encourage. And foe Wee bid you Fare-
well. Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the — day of November, in
ye 20* yeare of our Reigne, 1668.

His Maty ^q gr Wm. Berkeley & Colony.

[Endorfed.]

By his Ma''"-"'^ Comand.

To our Trufly and Welbeloved Sir William Berkeley, Kn*- Our
Governour of our Colony of Virginia, to be communicated to y* Coun-
cill of that Our Colony.

I certify that the foregoing is a true and
authentic copy taken from the volume
above named.

JOHN McDONAGH,

Record Agent,

July ift, 1871.

A LIST

The Parishes in Virginia

In 1680.

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Colonial — Virginia,

Vol. 60, No. ^10 ( yune 30th, 1680),

i

A LIST OF THE PARISHES IN VIRGINIA.

June the 30TH, 1680.

Henrico County

Charles Citfy Co^y ^

Varina,
% BriftoI/'=

% Briftol,
Jordan,
Weftover,
Weyonoak,
Martin Brandon,

I John Ball.

Readers onely.

Surry County

James Citty County

Ifle of Wight
Nanzemund

Warwick County
Eliz. Citty County
Lower Norfolk

J Southwork,
i Lawns Creek,

Martins hundred,
y^ Brewton,
James Citty,
Wallingford,
Wilmington,

I M'- Paul Williams.

\ M-- John Clough.
j M"- John Woyre.

M>^ Rowl^ Jones.

M"^ Thomas Hampton.

Ifle of Wight Parifh, ) M-^ Rob' Park.
Lower Parifli, J M'' W™ Houfden.

("Upper Parifli, '] M'' John Gregory.

\ Lower Parifli, \ M^ John Wood.

( Chicokatuck Parifli, J M-" W-" Houfden, who

ferves in Ifle of Wight

alfoe.

f Denby,

\ Mulberry Ifland,

Inone Parifh.

r Eliz. River Parifli,
\ Lynhaven Parifh,

M'' John Larwence for
both.

}

My John Page
JM^J

M"- W°^ Nern,
ames Porter.

*The % occurs in such cases as when one portion of the parish is in one county and the other portion
, another. Thus Bristol parish was partly in Henrico and partly in Charles City counties.

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Yorke County

New Kent

r^ Brewton,
J Hampton Parifli,
1 York Parifh,

[New Towfon Parifli,

South J St. Peter's Parifli,
fide. I Blifl]and Parifli,
1 North ] St. Steven's Parifli,
[ fide, \ Stratton Maj""-

f Kingfton,

/-I Ar r- ^ Ware Parifli,

Gloft^ County \ ^^j^^^ p^^j^_

[^Abingdon,
Chrifl; Church Parifli,

J Farnam,
\ Sydenburn,

f Stafford Parifli,
\ Choatanck,

Midd'' County
Rapp^* County

Stafford County

Tir /I 1 J r- ^ f Copeland Parifh,
Weftmerland County | Wafliington,

Northumberl^i Cou'ty | wlSmmico,

Accomack County Accomack Parifh,

T,, , ," ( Northampton Parifh,

Northampton County | Hungers Parifli,

, n r- ^ f Chrift's Church,

Lancafter County | ^^^^^ Chappie,

M"" Rowland Jones.
Mr Edwd. Foliott.
M'^ John Wright.

M-- Wm. Sellick.
M-- Tho. Taylor.
M"- Wm. Williams.
M'^ Robt. Carr.

M"' Michaell Zyperius.

M>^ Clark.

M"^ Thomas Vicars.
M"" John Gwynn.

M"^ John Sheppard.

M"" Charles Davies.
Mr Dudley.

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Scrimmineton.

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M"" William Burier.

M^ John Farnefold.
M"" Davies, who ferves
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M"" Henry Parkes.
M^ Thomas Teagle.

M"^ Benj. Doggett.

I certify that the foregoing is a true and
authentic copy taken from the volume
above named.

JOHN McDONAGH,

Record Agent,

July 14th, 1871.

ADDENDA.

The following additions to the text and notes are suggested as explanatory, without
being considered superfluous.

Page 16. — " The sixte petition, to change the sauage name of Kicowtan," was
granted. In 1621, Treasurer Sandys in his report to the Company informed them that
the name had been changed to Elizabeth Cittie. — Neill's history, page 178.

Page 25. — The word " howes " inserted in connection with various kinds of dogs, is
our modern word hoe; Smith has it hows on page 86, and howes on page 162.

Page 29. — Capt. Henry Spelman, was the third son of the distinguished antiquary.
Sir Henry Spelman, of Conghan, Norfolk, England. He was about twenty-one years of
age when he came to Virginia, in 1609, for which he accounts as follows : " Beinge in
displeasuer of my frendes, and desirous to see other countryes. After three months'
sayle we cum with prosperus winds in sight of Virginia." Afterwards he says, " I was
carried by Capt. Smith, our President, to ye Fales, to ye litell Powhatan, wher, vnknowne
to me he sould me to him for a towne called Powhatan." — Spilman's Relation, pp. 15, 16.
Dr. Simons, in Smith's General Historic, says : " Captain West and Captain Sickelmore
sought abroad to trade ; Sickelmore, upon the confidence of Powhatan, with about thirty
other as careless as himselfe, were all slaine; onely Jeffrey Shortridge escaped, and
Pokahontas, the King's daughter, saued a boy called Henry Spilman, that liued many
yeeres after, by her meanes, among the Patawmokes;" this occurred in 1609. — Smith,
p. 105. He remained with the Indians but little more than one year, for in 1610 Capt.
Argall being sent to the "riuer Patawmoke to trade for corne," where finding him,
used Spelman's influence to secure the loading of hia vessel with corn, and Spelman
returned with him to Jamestown. — Smith, p. 108. Spelman adds, " and brought into
England," p. 221. "We then lose sight of him until he is arraigned before the Assembly
at Jamestown in 1619 (ante p. 29) He makes his final appearance in 1623, when we
are told, he was sent with a bark and twenty-six men to " trucke in the River Pataw-
mek," where at some place, the name of which was to his companions unknown, he
landed with twenty-one of his companions, when the savages made hostile demon-
strations " and presently after they" (the five left in the bark) " heard a great brute
amongst the Saluages ashore, and saw a man's head thrown downe the banke, where-
upon they weighed Anchor and returned home, but how he was surprised or slaine is
vncertaine." — Smith p. 161. Spelman wrote a short account of his observations while
among the Indians, and it laid in obscurity until the sale of Dawson Turner's library, in
1859, when it was bought by Mr. Joseph Lilly and, by accident, again lost; and at the
sale of Mr. Lilly's library, in 1871, it was again discovered and purchased for James F.
Hunniwell, Esq., who has had one hundred copies printed for private circulation.

Spelman was not the only Englishman with the savages. In the same year that
Spelman was sold for a town, or saved by Pocahontas — whichever version being correct —
Admiral Newport gave Powhatan a boy, named Thomas Salvage, in exchange for " Na-

io6 Addenda.

montack, his trustie seruant." Spelman says Savage was murdered by tLe Indians, but
there is a tradition that he lived nearly all his life with them ; became possessor of a
tract of land on the eastern shore by gift and that it remained in his family until within
the last ten years, when it was sold by some of his descendants then living in Philadel-
phia. The authority for this statement is obtained in correspondence with Hon. Hugh
B. Grigsby, LL. D., President of the Virginia Historical Society.

Page 39. — To note to Jordan's Journey it may be added that a reference to this
place is doubtless made when Smith says : " After the massacre many of the inhabitants
fortified themselves against other attacks, and Master Samuel lorden gathered but a few
about him at Begger's Bush" (the title of one of Fletcher's comedies) " where he for-
tified."—Smith, p. 150; Campbell, p. 164.

Page 47. — The following may be added to the note on Glass House: "For glass
they," the Indians, " knowe not, though the country wants not sal-sodiack enough to
make glasse, and of which we have made some store in a goodly house sett up for the
same purpose, a little without the island where Jamestown stands." — Strachey's Vir-
ginia Brittania (1612), p. 71. " To take care of Capt. Wm. Norton and certaine Ital-
ians sent to sitt a glass house." — Instructions to Sir Francis Wyatt (1621), Hening I.,
p. 116.

Page 47. — To note on Warwick-Squrake add: " In the autumn of 1607, Capt. Smith,
with " six or seaven in company," went to Kicoughtan to get food from the Indians by
trade. On his return he discovered the town and county of Warraskoyack." — Smith,
page 45.

EicHMOND, Va., July 15, 1874.

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